138. Ghostlight: An interview with Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson

Alex Heeney interviews co-directors Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan whose new film Ghostlight was a hit at Sundance. Ghostlight is the story of middle-aged construction worker Dan (Ian Keiser) who discovers that theatre and Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet are excellent outlets for working through his complicated feelings of grief, guilt, and anger.

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Show Notes

Read Lindsay Pugh's interview with Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan on Saint Frances Listen to our podcast on abortion on film featuring Saint Frances Listen to the 21st Folio Shakespeare Podcast

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Alex Heeney interviews co-directors Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan whose new film Ghostlight was a hit at Sundance. Ghostlight is the story of middle-aged construction worker Dan (Ian Keiser) who discovers that theatre and Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet are excellent outlets for working through his complicated feelings of grief, guilt, and anger.

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