After years of small theater productions and television Movies-of-the-Week, director Paul Aaron has finally made his step up to the big leagues. With Maxie — a light romantic romp about the ghost of a 1920s flapper who invades the body of a demure secretary — Aaron has in part fulfilled his lifelong dream of returning to the Golden Age of Hollywood moviemaking.

“We treated this as if we were doing two movies,” Aaron says, obviously excited. “One movie starring Maxie Malone (the flapper), and one starring Jan Cheyney (the secretary).” Glenn Close plays both Maxie and Jan in a dual role, which meant finding a believable way for her to switch from one character to another. Flashing lights and musical effects were definitely out, contends Aaron. “I didn’t want to go ‘bing!’ every time Maxie went in or out of Jan’s body. Fortunately, we found a way to do all that in rehearsals.”