Many of us try to intellectualize our way into the work. We analyze, analyze, analyze, until we think we understand the character intimately. Then when the camera rolls or the curtain opens, we find ourselves stuck in the analysis, wondering why we feel stiff and disconnected.

Inside you lies the answer. You have an untapped ocean of pure life force in your subconscious. It lies behind the ego and the judgements you have of yourself.

Through dreamwork we gain access to this untapped resource, and the messages sent to us by our dreams lead to work that is fresh, alive and unexpected. Dreamwork is the panacea to analysis paralysis.

I’ve been teaching and practicing dreamwork for over 25 years, having trained extensively with Sandra Seacat and Kim Gillingham.

A few of your favorite actors who have practiced dreamwork are:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Jesse Plemons, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel, Jessica Lang, Mickey Rourke, Aaron Eckhardt, Sandra Oh and many others.

In this course, we will be exploring dreamwork while working with 3 classic contemporary plays: Sam Shepard’s True West, John Patrick Shanley’s the dreamer examines his pillow, and Stephen Adler Guirgis’ Jesus Hopped The “A” Train.

Before class please READ THESE 3 PLAYS and have in mind what you’d like to work on. Let me know as soon as possible and I’ll do my best to accommodate your desires. The sooner you register the sooner I can get you plugged in.

DOWNLOAD TRUE WEST HERE

DOWNLOAD THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW HERE

DOWNLOAD JESUS HOPPED THE A TRAIN HERE

Also, please prepare this dream assignment and bring it on the first day of class.

DREAM ASSIGNMENT ____________________________________________________

Before you go to sleep, write out the following letter to yourself in a journal:

Dear Inner Self,                                                               (Time and date)

If it is your will, please reveal to me in my dreams tonight what truth you want me to express through this material so that I may come closer to you.

With Care and Respect,

(Your name)

P.S. Please help me to remember and write down my dreams when I wake up.

Leave a pen and notebook by your bed. First thing when you wake up, write down all aspects of your dream that you can remember. If you have no dream or just a single image, write it down or even just your first waking thoughts and feelings. Trust the process.

Give your dreams permission to help you become aware of areas where you struggle for power in your life, and journal about feelings that arise as you read the plays.

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This promises to be a transformational workshop that will reignite your work as an artist and leave you feeling more grounded, connected and inspired. Join us and find freedom in what your dreams are looking to reveal.