The Man in Her Dreams

MIHD show imageMegan Shepard is positive that Jabari Woods is the man who assaulted her and left her for dead in a local park. Nikki Woods knows her husband was home with his family the entire time. And Gloria Woods knows only that she wants her son out of prison. A play about memory, justice, and living with a loved one behind bars.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Freshwater Theatre Company
October 4-19, 2014, Minneapolis

This is Water Theatre
June 29 – July 14, 2016
Bryan, Texas


News


Texas Premiere!

Poster v1

This is Water was kind enough to fly me in to see a performance of The Man in Her Dreams. It was fascinating to see how different it was from the Minneapolis production. For one thing, it had a much lower budget: folding chairs made up the bulk of the set. The conceit that director Andrew Roblyer came up with was to pretend that the performance was taking place in an actual prison, and the audience members were visitors who had to go through security, adhere to a strict dress code, and leave their cell phones outside the theater. I loved it.

The Program

The Program

The Man in Her Dreams
This is Water Theatre
June 29 - July 14, 2016
Directed by Andrew Roblyer

Featuring:
Jessica Lemmons (Megan Shepard)
Da'rel Johnson (Jabari Woods)
Mandy Reichelt (Nikki Woods)
Jovan Martinez (Jack/Fisher/Studio Assistant)
Essence Stowe (Gloria Woods)
Priscilla Villareal (Prosecutor/Izzy)
Dylan Flasowski (Corrections Officer)

Stage manager: Dylan Flasowski
Assistant Stage Manager: Elizabeth Nelson
Costume Design/Seamstress: Rayna Dexter
Scenic Design: Kristina Miller
Prop Design: Justin Miller


The Reviews are In...

"The Man in Her Dreams Plays Like a Taut Thriller" - Ed Huyck, City Pages

"A well-paced story whose talented actors hit the right emotional notes" - Sophie Kerman, Minnesota Playlist

On the less complimentary side, Matthew Everett of the Twin Cities Daily Planet loved the one-woman version but thinks the multi-character expansion is "not quite there yet."


The Man in Her Dreams World Premiere

MIHD show imagePresented by Freshwater Theatre Company
October 4-18 2014
at Nimbus Theatre, 1517 Old Central Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Megan Shepard is positive that Jabari Woods is the man who assaulted her and left her for dead in a local park. Nikki Woods knows her husband was home with his family the entire time. And Gloria Woods knows only that she wants her son out of prison. A play about memory, justice, and living with a loved one behind bars.

More info/tickets: www.freshwatertheatre.com

Directed by Neil Schneider

featuring:
Katie Starks (Megan Shepard)
Richard "Doc" Woods (Jabari Woods)
Rebecca Gebhart (Nikki Woods)
Julia Hines (Gloria Woods)
Gina Gomez (Izzy/Prosecutor)
Kevin McLaughlin (Detective Jack Louis)
Elohim Peña (Martin Fisher/Studio Assistant)

Sound design by Scot Moore; lighting design by Ariel Leaf; set design by Theresa Akers; prop design by Corinna Knepper Troth; costume design by Seri Johnson. Stage manager: Alyssa Thompson.


A Blurry Photo from the Reading

The reading was at Nimbus Theatre in Minneapolis and I took this dark and terrible photo of this bright and amazing cast:
MIHD reading
From left to right: Ariel Leaf as Izzy/stage directions; Katie Starks as Megan Shepard; Joy Dolo as Gloria Woods; Khary Jackson as Jabari Woods; Mame Pelletier as Nikki Woods; Scot Moore as Detective Jack Louis/Martin Fisher; and Mickaylee Shaughnessy as Prosecutor/stage directions.

More news on this play coming soon...


Public Reading of My New Play

Freshwater Theatre has generously offered to host a public reading of "The Man in My Dreams" (working title), a full-length expansion of Dead Wrong.

The Man in My Dreams
by Katherine Glover
Saturday, November 23, 3pm

Nimbus Theatre
1517 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis
Free!

Featuring:
Katie Starks
Mame Pelletier
Joy Dolo
Khary Jackson
Mickaylee Shaughnessy
Scot Moore
Ariel Leaf