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Ghosts: Holes Are Bad (2024)
Stageworthy
The scene between Hetty and Brian Huskey, her attorney, was pure gold. Writer Sophia Lear and actors Woskey and Appleton created a scene where Victorian uptightness, the ridiculous nature of privilege and wit all made for an absolutely hilarious scene played as if it were drama. In this dire situation, the use of the phone for both humor and later tragedy, was genius. Hetty's obliviousness to the unethical practice of child labor and her comments about the children "being in their prime" were gems because they were so out of touch with the world of people without wealth. But the phone number "4" still has me laughing. It opened an entire world of ideas about what the world was like when there were only a few phones. Of course, the only call had to be a wrong number. In fact, I have rewatched it several times and recounted it to my daughter, who is a screen and television writer. She also found it hilarious. It was a scene worthy of the stage. Well played. Well played.