Set in a musical framework with jazz as its central genre, Happily After Ever tells the timeless story of self-discovery set against an inflexible social system that is unsympathetic to efforts that shatter conventions. Two families set opposite sides of the stage--one impoverished and living in exile; the other an aristocratic family prizing wealth and social status over integrity and freedom. The daughters of both families seek to blaze a new direction to discover their authentic purpose in life. One's journey to discovery is external as she confronts the forces arrayed against her; the other is an internal journey, wrestling with the demons in her heart and mind as she seeks to free herself from society's expectations.
The two women meet (by chance?) and forge a partnership that leads to personal fulfillment for both--and an example for generations to come. Happily After Ever is more than a love story. It is a paradigm for embracing truth beyond mere personal happiness. In every generation, the story is brought to the stage as a challenge for audiences to grapple with their own values to "tell the story true."