Waterfall

Description

The Playground Free Play Festival Presents 3 Performances of Waterfall, a new fully scored opera by composer Lisa Scola Prosek, on August 14, 15, and 16, 2026 at Potrero Stage in San Francisco. 

Blending soaring lyricism with intimate chamber writing, Waterfall tells the haunting story of San Francisco poet Laura Hotchkiss Brown, who leapt from the Golden Gate Bridge after scattering her poems into the wind.

Featuring an original English libretto,evocative choral writing, virtuosic solo arias, and powerful ensemble numbers, Waterfall offers an immersive contemporary operatic experience. 

The production starts soprano Kayla Wilfong as Laura, and baritone Bradley Kynard, joined by an outstanding ensemble including Joseph Meyers, Lola Miller, and Perri So, a young singer who has previously appeared in Opera Parallèle. 

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Geoffrey Lee piano

John Kendall Bailey conducting.

Directed by Jim Cave

Stage desaign by Thomas Prosek.

Where : Potrero Stage, 1695 18th St. San Francisco

When: August 14, 8pm; August 15, 4 pm; August 16, 8 pm

Performance time 55 minutes