A woman's journey through the archetypal landscape of childhood memories into the light of her own future. The juxtaposition of actors, puppets and shadows creates a psychological layering, reaching into the audience's psyche through a secret side door. Light on the Water rides a roller coaster of imagery: ribald Vaudeville songs, a child who knows things too soon, a woman who dares to take the monsters out of the closet — and dances with them on the waves.