To The Lighthouse was a novel I had been intrigued with since my twenties. When I heard that it had just gone out of copyright, I thought it would be fun to write a radio adaptation and to direct and edit it.

I started writing this adaptation back in January of this year, rehearsed it and recorded it in April and May with a fine company of actors, and then edited it in June and July. I’m happy to say we’ve finally completed it.

Here’s the logline:

In this adaptation, prepared especially for radio, Virginia Woolf’s ground-breaking stream of consciousness novel, To The Lighthouse, is brought to life.

In a sort of ghost story that plays with time, memory, and recollection, a young boy, over a period of ten years, tries to journey to the lighthouse, a stormy boat ride away from his family’s summer vacation home. The life of his nurturing mother, hemmed in by social and family strictures, is contrasted with that of her artist friend who lives in artistic freedom, but alone.

Included is a brief three minute introduction to give the context of the novel and the era in which Virginia Woolf was writing.

Our cast, in order of appearance:

James Ramsay…..Byron O’Hanlon

Mrs Ramsay….Mary Murphy

Mr. Ramsay…Jack Shalom

Charles Tansley….Joe Levine

Andrew Ramsay….KeShaun Luckie

Lily Briscoe….Lucy McMichael

William Bankes….Marty Levine

Cam Ramsay….Sarah Taylor

Prue Ramsay….Vivienne Shalom

Minta Doyle….Emma Mueller

Paul Rayley….David Lepelstat