Let Me Not Dream
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1986 | |
| Cast | |
| Arthur Miller, Lester Nafzger, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Scripted Actors, Improv Actors, Real_People, Singing, 56 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | No Show |
| Followed by: | Case Studies |
"Settle back and get very comfortable. Let everything go."
Let Me Not Dream is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.
Synopsis
A hypnotist, a woman, instructs the listener to relax, think his/her limbs limp.
1:50: Joe says he feels empty, helpless, despairing. He's afraid to sleep, begs god not to let him dream again of 'the woman and the stallion in the paint factory'[1] He says he must put something together to make tonight's show, odds and ends from the past if necessary.
3:10: A man (Lester Nafzger?) calls an older woman, asks for Coco. He identifies himself as Joe Frank. Coco isn't in.[2]
4:20: A man (Arthur Miller?) sings 'Make love to me'[3] accompanied by ukulele(?).
6:30: A man and woman yell, as though threatened (it's indistinct). There are sounds that could be a monster, could be alarms. It sounds like a movie.
7:30: A street preacher tells people they need spiritual change, not political change; the crowd jeers him.
10:10: The director of River Valley camp (Arthur Miller?), a sadistic summer camp for boys in the Brazilian Amazon, describes the camp to Joe while showing slides. It's protected by a long stretch of barren land, then 'electronic' barbed wire, and a 200-foot gate. The rifle, archery, and blow-gun ranges use the boys as targets. He calls pain 'deeper understanding'.
16:40: A street preacher enjoins his listeners to chant, 'Hare Krishna'. The River Valley director's voice can be made out in the background.
18:10: The River Valley director shows slides of 'fun night' - Joe observes that they don't seem to be having fun. Staff get to experiment on the campers.
20:50: Congregation finishes singing a hymn, a preacher talks, then they sing another hymn. The River Valley director's voice can be made out in the background.
21:40: The director describes visitors' day, during which the parents can't see the children and vice-versa. Letters between campers and parents are disposed of.
26:10: A man calls an older woman, asks for Coco. He identifies himself as Joe Frank. Coco isn't in. She's in England.
27:20: A man (Arthur Miller?) sings 'There'll never be another you'[4] accompanied by ukulele(?).
28:40: A man and woman yell, as though threatened (it's indistinct). There are sounds that could be a monster, could be alarms.
29:30: A preacher tells us how terrible things are, that god's coming back.[5]
32:40: Joe prays that his body may breathe, that he not mock himself, that he not dream of the stallion and the woman in the paint factory…
34:00: Joe calls Patty; she's an actor in a show, a Hungarian comedy. Joe sings 'I remember you'[6] accompanied by a karaoke recording to her.
37:30: Joe calls Alison (she's been sick), sings 'I remember you' to her.
41:10: Joe calls a rabbi who talks about facing the challenges of life. Joe asks him how to reconcile the Holocaust with a god he would worship. The rabbi tells him a story from Meyer Levin's 'Fanatic' of a Jew praying at the death camp.
45:50: 'I was born in South Dakota at the age of 4…' A man (Lester Nafzger?) recounts impossible and conflicting versions of his life.
48:30: The Christian street preacher is back, talking with the crowd.
53:10: Joe calls Amy (she's sleepy), sings 'I remember you' to her. Joe tells her it was just for her. She tells him that's sweet.
- A female hypnotist voice
- Joe talks about feeling drained and hopeless and putting old tape together to make a show
- "Joe" calls for Koko.
- A man sings "There Will Never Be Another You."
- Someone screams colors and words against a low pitched humming.
- Young people arguing with street proselytizers.
- The River Valley children's camp in the jungle which resembles a bizarre prison camp.
- Preachers speak.
- Joe call ex-girlfriends and sings "I Remember You."
Music
- "Thursday Afternoon (61 Minute Version)" - Brian Eno (from Thursday Afternoon, 1985) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Make Love To Me" - unknown version, sung by Joe Frank [10:44]
- "There Will Never Be Another You" - unknown version, sung by Joe Frank [33:45]
- "I Remember You" - karaoke version, sung by Joe Frank | YouTube [41:52]
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Woman And Bull In Paint Factory
Footnotes
- ↑ He titled a later show, Woman And Bull In Paint Factory.
- ↑ I think the caller is Lester Nafzger, am not sure. It isn't Joe.
- ↑ a pop song written in 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Love_to_Me_(1954_song) - not to be confused with the 1942 song of the same name; song titles aren't copyrightable
- ↑ a pop song written in 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Never_Be_Another_You
- ↑ It sounds like a TV preacher.
- ↑ a 1941 pop song https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)