Any dream doctors out there? Analyze this, please:
The other night, after a holiday cocktail consisting of bratwurst, pasta salad and Miller Lite, I eventually floated off to sleep. Normally, I don't remember my dreams, but this night was an exception.
I was preparing for a play of some sort. I couldn't really get a handle on what part I was playing, but it was some kind of medieval theme. With the performance approaching, I was growing increasingly anxious that we had never had a rehearsal. I looked at the script over and over again, but couldn't force myself to remember my lines. I kept thinking, "Why would we do a play without a rehearsal?" How would we know where to stand? How would we know when to say what? I decided to write my lines down and put them inside my hat so I could refer to them during the performance.
The strange thing about this is that I woke up twice and thought, OK, I know this is a dream. I don't really have to remember my lines. There is no performance. I went back to sleep and started dreaming the same thing, all the while knowing that I was dreaming. I was simply curious to see what the play was about. I think it was a lucid dream, since I was fully aware that I was dreaming. Unfortunately, the alarm sounded before I could watch my own performance. Good thing, because I don't think it would have been very good.
I should mention that, sandwiched in between those dreams, I had another one. This time, I was standing outside of a dugout, watching several baseball games going on at one time. It was some sort of community college baseball league. I remember thinking that I could play with those guys, and I wanted to get in the game.
Then, I saw that the pitcher on one of the teams was a little person. That was impressive to me, that a little person could pitch against college kids. I saw that the little guy was not standing on the mound, though. He was standing halfway between the mound and home plate. Because of this, the little person pitcher had a great advantage in the game. He was so close to the batter, that he was easily able to fire the pitches past him at an incredible speed. I don't think this is legal in baseball terms, but in dreams, anything goes.
OK, dream interpreters, fire away. What does it all mean?
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Dre-e-e-e-eam, dream, dream, dream, dre-e-e-e-eam.
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I don't know about the second half, but the first half is popularly known as "The Actor's Nightmare". Christopher Durang even wrote a play, of the same name, about these dreams. It is about as common of a dream as falling, or your teeth falling out. (the latter one really freaks me out...in my dream, I'm never concerned with this crazy gum disease that I must have, but with how my gappy toothed smile is going to look.) They all kind of symbolize the same thing; the dreamer is usually feeling a loss of control and ain't none too thrilled about it. You have a baby on the way - I could guess that you are going to have stress dreams for the next 18 years!
When I have this dream, I'm always preforming in a play that I have done before, but not for years and I can't remember the lines (v. similar to yours)and that I can't find a costume piece.
Def. not as freaky as the tooth dream though. If you're having lucid dreams - which is awesome by the way - tell yourself to steer clear of that one.
Your crazy.
Cool. Actor's nightmare. I googled it and there is an excerpt from the play. Very similar to my dream. Maybe I ought to take on another role, soon. I haven't acted since I was the voice of Mr. Salt.
Anxiety dreams are nothing new more me. Usually, it's the one where I'm on the school bus in my underwear. It's nice to get some variety.
I might need a professional to tell me what the dwarf baseball player meant, or maybe "anonymous" is right.
vanessa is right about the first one - the second one is easy as well - little people cheat
My thoughts: You feel your not reay for an important event: aka parenthood
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