An Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Penelope Lawson
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.

When Denver’s preeminent sportscaster, competitive single-mother Piper, is called to her son’s school for a bullying incident, she dreads her time wasted. But when she meets the victim’s equally-stubborn single father, Erik, the principal demands they give their kids the attention they deserve – by teaming up to stage the school play, Romeo and Juliet. Piper must get past her immature ego, face her burgeoning feelings, and figure out how to operate a hot-glue gun – and all before opening night!
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.
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