The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at Lounge Theatre

The Dreamer Examines His Pillow

Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles

A striking, surreal study of the often-bizarre byways that love between men and women can follow. Told in three related scenes, the play uses indirection and richly evocative language to make its unsettling but ultimately illuminating points. The Dreamer Examines His Pillow is a philosophic dream-comedy full of rich symbolism, magical realism, emotional intensity about love, marriage and maturity.

Thru - Sep 24, 2017

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 3:00pm

Price: $30

Show Type: Drama

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The Dreamer Examines His Pillow Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Awash in desultory emotionalism, the play offers a plethora of actors' moments for its three accomplished performers, who manage - almost - to connect the dots of Shanley's rambling verbosity."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

Stage Raw - Highly Recommended

"...Director Mark Blanchard has given the piece a beautiful production, carefully modulated yet full of surprises. And he has assembled a near perfect cast. Thompson's Donna is a volatile figure, who strikes out in all directions because she doesn't know whom to blame. And she is also an eloquent listener. McCormack's Tommy sometimes makes us want to shake him out of his smug self-justifications, yet he never entirely loses our sympathy. And as the cantankerous Dad, Landi brings us to the slow realization that his toughness is perhaps tough love - that beneath his bluster is a man who cares enough to seek unorthodox solutions. He understands Tommy because he sees himself in him. And he has learned the hard way the importance of cleaving to the things that deeply matter to us, even if they don't meet our expectations, or scare the bejesus out of us."

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- Neal Weaver

The Dreamer Examines His Pillow at Lounge Theatre