Pleasant Dreams
Two Lights Theatre
Thu-Sat 730p; Sun 3p
“a voyeuristic look into the life of a rural Wisconsin family living the faded American Dream” – Daniel Dvorkin, Artistic Director
“In some hypothetical culture, it might never occur to use a family member as a point of comparison for yourself. You might use an animal. Like father, like polar bear.” – John Schneider, Author of Pleasant Dreams
Tickets $20/$15 (students with ID)
Pleasant Dreams ~ The year is 1978. Set in the pleasant vacation town of Waukesha, Wisconsin, three siblings and their significant others reunite for a lavish backyard birthday party. The ugly divorce and subsequent absence of their parents, as well as the looming fear of their own diminishing lives, are the topics of conversation…and a perfectly good way to ruin a perfectly pleasant afternoon.
The performance will be accompanied with a live band covering the nostalgic tunes of Les Paul and Mary Ford and a “Tableau Vivant Series” inspired by John Schneider’s script.
Director
Daniel DvorkinPerformers
Aaron Kirby, Alex Mauney, Annie Prichard, Bridget Schreiber, Bruce Moore, Cameron Benoit, Clancy McCartney, Eleni Sauvageau, Michael Carey, Sophia Reppert, and Ryan Semmelmayer