Matthew Macfarlane: The Dream/a dream

by Matthew Macfarlane

The Dream/ a dream is a participatory performance. Matthew is desperate to graduate, but as the audience reads the final ritual to him, there is a glitch. Is it the ritual? Is it Matthew? Is it the required class that he hasn't taken? Time is slipping away, pomp and circumstance is contaminated, and his dreams are stuck in the past.

About the artist: I have lived in five states and have four moms. But that isn’t exactly… professional. So maybe you’d like to know, to quote Jean Valjean, “Who am I?”. I originally attended Muhlenberg College as a political science and theatre major. I was a sports editor for my school newspaper, a researcher for the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute, a terrible Spanish student, a decent stage manager, a better assistant director, and a best friend. Now, I’m at RCS, trying to find whatever form best fits my content.

Image by Lisa Baker.