Linfield Theatre’s first film, “A Night in New Orleans,” is a year-long project written and directed by Associate Professor Janet Gupton. Set during the pandemic a hundred years ago, the film investigates the interconnections between power, race, sex, and politics. In this podcast episode, dramaturgs Lindsey Mantoan and Beatrice DeGraw interview the creative minds behind the project. It features director and screenwriter Janet Gupton, consultant Kahlil Pedizisai, cinematographers and film editors David Gray and Hannah Curry, and actors Hailee Foster, Abigail Northrop, and Mara Youngren-Brown. This episode touches on the project’s inspiration and the process behind its creation.

“A Night in New Orleans” is the final production in the Linfield Theatre Program’s 2020-2021 “A Season Like No Other.”