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So excited to meet CNN’s Dana Bash at the after-party of a staged reading of THE BIG CHILL at Guild Hall of East Hampton!

Dana led a wonderful post-reading conversation with MATTHEW BRODERICK, Amy Brenneman, Marisa Tomei, Ayo Edebiri, Spencer Garrett, Ilana Levine, Josh Hamilton, Brian D'Arcy James, J. Smith-Cameron, Bobby Tisdale, Dylan Walsh, David Sant, and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams.

All of them came together to save The Center at West Park

Photo: CNN’s Dana Bash & The Sounds of Film’s Tom Needham

The Big Chill Staged Reading featuring Matthew Broderick, Marisa Tomei & more with Director David Saint & Center at West Park’s Debby Hirshman on Sounds of Film. Director David Saint and Debby Hirshman, Executive Director of The Center at West Park, join Tom Needham on Sounds of Film to discuss the one-night-only staged reading of The Big Chill, taking place on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Guild Hall of East Hampton. They discuss bringing the beloved 1983 classic to the stage with an all-star cast, the enduring appeal of its unforgettable characters and themes, and how this special evening supports The Center at West Park’s mission of making arts and culture affordable, accessible, and inclusive. Presented by The Center at West Park, this special staged reading of The Big Chill continues the organization’s annual summer tradition at Guild Hall following the acclaimed presentation of All the President’s

WESTHAMPTON Director Christian Nilsson Up Next on the SOUNDS OF FILM On this episode of Sounds of Film, host Tom Needham welcomes Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer Christian Nilsson to discuss his acclaimed feature Westhampton. Nilsson reflects on the film’s remarkable fourteen-year journey from screenplay to screen, its recent theatrical release, and its celebrated encore screening presented by the Stony Brook Film Festival at Stony Brook University’s Southampton’s Avram Theater, where audiences gathered for a special reception and filmmaker Q&A following the screening. Westhampton follows filmmaker Tom Bell, who returns to his Long Island hometown years after a tragic accident that forever altered the lives of those closest to him. As he screens a semi-autobiographical film inspired by the tragedy, Tom is forced to confront painful memories, fractured relationships, and a community that has never forgiven him, resulting in a moving story about guilt, redemption, and the possibility of

Writer/Director Lynn Dow Talks Bob Dylan & BULL STREET on SOUNDS OF FILM On this episode of Sounds of Film, host Tom Needham welcomes writer and director Lynn Dow to discuss her feature directorial debut, Bull Street. Dow shares the personal inspiration behind the film, her family’s roots in Summerton, South Carolina, her transition from a career on Wall Street to filmmaking, and how she crafted a powerful story about family, justice, legacy, and resilience. Bull Street follows LouEster Gibbs, a small-town South Carolina attorney who faces the legal battle of her life after the death of her estranged father leads to a dispute over her family’s longtime home. Featuring memorable performances from Loretta Devine, Amy Madigan, Malynda Hale, Arielle Prepetit, and Gary Ray Moore, the film explores family, inheritance, race, privilege, and the enduring bonds that connect generations. Sounds of Film is the award-winning radio show and podcast hosted