Opening Night Dream

I had the opening night dream again last night. Maybe it's because I'm no longer scoutmaster and I have even a slight possibility of being in a play again. Anyone that's been on stage might have had the dream.

It's similar to the dreams I still have once in a while about college. I dream that it's the end of the semester and I still have tons of assignments to complete and then I show up for the final exam and I don't recognize anything on the test.

In the opening night dream, I'm backstage, going through my script one last time before I go on stage, and then I realize that I'm not anywhere even close to memorized and that I've missed all of the blocking rehearsals. I go on completely unprepared, hoping beyond hope that the other people on stage will be able to help out and fill in. It's a horrible, horrible feeling. Usually the dream ends a few lines into the play, because usually I wake up in a cold sweat, happy that it's only a dream.