Synopsis Set inside the troubled mind of an insomniac, this experimental play explores the psychological landscape of that unsettling place between awake and asleep. A tired, but restless Lucas tries to lull himself to dreamland with relaxation exercises. The personification of Lucas’s racing thoughts appears. He desperately pleads for Lucas to stay awake to avoid the beasts that feast that are waiting in his dreams. Succumbing to exhaustion, Lucas leaves his subconscious self to do battle alone in his nightmare world. This surreal script allows for maximal creative interpretation and has no technical requirements. A version of this play is also available for a cast of two female actors under the title Lucy Dreaming .

Production History Pinole Valley Forensics Competition Vallejo, CA St. Charles East High School Production St. Charles, IL Hardin High School Production Hardin, MT Adams Central High School Speech Hastings, NE Eureka High School Production Eureka, IL DASD Speech and Debate Team Chester Springs, PA Wing Public School Production Wing, ND UDS 307 Ell-Saline Production Brookville, KS McPherson High School Forensics McPherson, KS Battle Creek Public Schools Production Battle Creek, NE Marian High School Production Omaha, NE Red Cloud High School Production Red Cloud, NE Pequot Lakes High School Production Pequot Lakes, MN Lord Fairfax Community College Production Winchester, VA Seneca High School Production Seneca, IL BBHHS Speech and Debate Brecksville, OH Lakeview High School Drama Production Cottonwood, MN Tex Hill Production Production San Antonio, TX Elkhorn Valley Public Schools Production Tilden, NE HCA Production Royse City, TX Allen Consolidated Schools Production Allen, NE Pierz Speech Production Pierz, MN Concordia College Production Moorhead, MN Belleville East High School Production Belleville, IL El Reno High School Production El Reno, OK George Wythe High School Production Wytheville, VA Potter-Dix Schools Production Potter, NE BISD Production Borger, TX Thompson Public School Production Thompson, ND Underwood Public School Production Underwood, ND Maple Lake High School Production Maple Lake, MN Little Chute High School Production Little Chute, WI Ottumwa High School Production Ottumwa, IA Victory Christian School Production Tulsa, OK Linn High School Production Linn, MO

Michael Bonilla in Lucas Dreaming at SWAN Day Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Directed by Stacey Lane.

Running Time: 10 minutes Set: an insomniac’s mind (bare stage or unit) Cast: 2 M Published by Brooklyn