A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. His 20-something niece, an aspiring musician, is also struggling, yearning to find herself. They make for an unlikely pairing: years apart but with so much still to figure out. Told through story and song, "In Praise of Elephants" is about how one ordinary day unravels to a breaking point, compelling the two to confront the fabrications upon which they have built their lives.