By The Ghost Light

By The Ghost Light

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By The Ghost Light episodes

  • Episode 54: The Pull-up to Save Shakespeare
    • Kit Connor can do a pull-up, we all know this now. Topics include: Romeo and Juliet, Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel, Adrien Bailey, Eloise at Christmastime, Into the Woods, Charli D’amelio, & Juliet, Stunt Casting, Sean Austin, Elf, Spirited, Suffs, MacBeth, Our Town, Gutenberg!, Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, Wicked.
    • 36 min
    • Episode 53: Ryan's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • We have an extra-long, deep dive into the history of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Cassie’s college essay, and Ryan’s experience directing it. Also mentioned, Gypsy, Our Town,
      • Ryan would also like to thank his production team and cast for believing in and pulling off his vision for the show
        1 hr 15 min
      • Episode 52: Thanks, James

        We began recording mere hours after news broke that we’d lost the legend that was James Earl Jones. We talk about him throughout the episode. Other topics include: John Mulaney, ElsieFest, EGOT, Emmys, Black Swamp Arts Fest, Our Town, Field of Dreams, Spelling Bee, Woman in Black.

        41 min
      • Episode 51: Go See A Therapist

        We're gonna get real toward the end of this episode in a discussion of theatrical mental health. But before that, Kristin Bell & Reefer Madness, Calling our shot, Waitress, A Few of My Favorite Things, The Youth Are F*****, Spelling Bee, The! Revelation Musical, The Mental Health of Thespians.

        46 min
      • Episode 49: Adam & Auli’i & Casting

        Stunt Casting FTW, Adam & Auli’i to the Kit Kat Club, Ryan’s Glee Fancast, Redwood, A Knight’s Tale, racial casting, Little Mermaid, Dungeons & Dragons, Maybe Happy Ending, The Last 5 Years, Ragtime, Moulin Rouge, Nine, Waitress, Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, Cats, Cyrano, SMASH.

        31 min
      • Episode 48: Into the Schmoods

        We just want season 3 of Schmigadoon, that’s all. Also, who would you cast as our good friend Andy? Also, RIP Joseph Hardy, Once Upon a Time Mattress, Left on Tenth, Matilda, Red Speedo, Putnam County Spelling Bee, And a Film recommendation featuring Zefron.

        39 min

      About By The Ghost Light

      From the publisher's feed

      Cassie (local youth theatre director) and Ryan (local director and former theatre manager) talk about national level theatre news from a local perspective.