Wet Dreams
Wet Dreams marked my first dip into post-modern directing and devising. The goal of the project was to create 15 minutes of content based on one word. I was assigned the word “Hydrate”. As the director conception for the piece, I worked with actors to analyze every possible meaning of the word “hydrate”, and what could be created from such a simple word. What we created with was a 15 minute piece, exploring “hydrate” in all of its possibilities and explanations.
The piece began with a man awakening, thirsty, from a dream of oceans and whales. Drinking a cup of water, he then falls back asleep.
His dream then shifts to a water chugging contest, where other friends enter, and he becomes the winner.
Drunk on victory, the friends began to sing “Piano Man”, swaying to the tune.
The rest of the friends slowly fade away, with only two remaining.
The scene shifts to a combination dance of “River” by Bishopp Briggs and “Oceans” by Hillsong United. This is a battle between conflicting ideas, thirst of the soul and thirst of the body.
The battle ends with “Oceans” being the winner, drawing one of the actors into their worship.
Dying of thirst, the remaining man is confronted by a hydration option: CeraVe.
As a CeraVe commercial begins playing, Dry Skin surrounds our dying man. He is protected and saved by his CeraVe goddess.
Falling in love, the two dance a dance of atoms, circling one another until they at a last connect.
The man, taking the CeraVe, runs away. An angry storm brewing, the woman unleashes her anger and fury.
The anger gives way to sorrow, and the woman is comforted by her friend. The angry storm turns to light summer rain.
As the summer rain fades away, the friend is overwhelmed by the ringing of her phone, and forced to put it down.
Deciding in person activity is better, the friend travels to the theater, enjoying mocking the pre-show trailers.
The man, left behind with only candy, beings a search for more. His greed and gluttony surround him, overpowering him.
Escaping from his sins, the man begins to exercise, dancing to “Cake by the Ocean” by DNCE. His friends join him, and the piece ends inviting the audience to join in on the dance.