Mother's Vision: Daughter's Legacy Tested

The play 'The Waterfall' delves into the complex relationship between a Haitian mother, Emi, and her lawyer daughter, Bean. Emi, recovering from a health scare, relentlessly pursues her vision of her daughter starting a family. Bean, simultaneously navigating a significant career advancement, finds herself questioning her life choices and ambitions. The play highlights how ideas of womanhood and legacy are inherited across generations, exemplified by Emi's persistent efforts to guide Bean's future.

Set between Emi's home in Florida and a symbolic waterfall in Haiti, the narrative explores Bean's struggle with her mother's expectations. A vision Bean experienced at the waterfall, initially depicting her as a successful professional, later shifts to include a baby. This prophecy, intended by Emi as a blessing, becomes a source of internal conflict for Bean. The play's direction and character development emphasize Bean's struggle to reconcile her mother's desires with her own sense of self and freedom, ultimately questioning what truly defines familial legacy.