Ever since her mother's death, Moos finds herself caught between caring for her father and having a life of her own. Her father wants her to take over the family business. Moos wants to become a theater star and apply to a performing arts academy. When her audition fails, she settles for a job at a school cafeteria, while taking singing lessons. Romantic entanglements develop with her vocal tutor. Balancing her family's low expectations of her against her own pride, Moos reveals an inner strength few suspected she possessed.