War of the Worlds: the 1938 radio script
Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place. Adapted by Howard E. Koch, co-writer of Casablanca, and directed and narrated by Orson Welles, this original script detailing the frightening tale of an extraterrestrial takeover is sure to thrill and chill audiences.
Blurring the lines of reality and fiction, this new virtual production harkens us back to Mercury Theatre on the Air’s 1938 War of the Worlds, an attempted Halloween prank which morphed into pandemonium when listeners missed the broadcast’s introduction and believed that reporters were live in Grovers Mill, New Jersey witnessing a real alien invasion.
Presented virtually October 2nd & 3rd, 2020 via Broadway On Demand streaming.
This show was recorded over Zoom with video footage interspersed.
CAST:
Orson Welles - Brandon Davis
Professor Richard Pierson - Kevin Arthur
Carla Phillips - Lauren Silverman
Stranger - Caroline Brody
Mr. Wilmuth - Ed Herman
Secretary of the Interior - Olivia York
Commander Vought - BJ Markus
Gen. Montgomery Smith - Angelica LLanos
Captain Lansing - Randall Shepherd
VP Harry Mcdonald - Louis Kruse
Gunner - Christopher Sheerin
Officer - Samuel Meyer
Observer - Shealynn Smith
Policeman - Jeff Callan
Announcers/Reporter - Tom Weppler, Elizabeth DiMeo, Enid Breis, Cyrus Newitt, Ed Friedman, Leslie Messina, Kelly Carter, Lorraine Andrea Federico
Operators - Michelle Moriarty, Andrew Flamm, Mary Ann Penzero, Benna Strober, Jeff Callan
Directors - Jeffrey Rocco & Dakota Martin
Filming - Dakota Martin
Editing - Jeffrey Rocco
Blurring the lines of reality and fiction, this new virtual production harkens us back to Mercury Theatre on the Air’s 1938 War of the Worlds, an attempted Halloween prank which morphed into pandemonium when listeners missed the broadcast’s introduction and believed that reporters were live in Grovers Mill, New Jersey witnessing a real alien invasion.
Presented virtually October 2nd & 3rd, 2020 via Broadway On Demand streaming.
This show was recorded over Zoom with video footage interspersed.
CAST:
Orson Welles - Brandon Davis
Professor Richard Pierson - Kevin Arthur
Carla Phillips - Lauren Silverman
Stranger - Caroline Brody
Mr. Wilmuth - Ed Herman
Secretary of the Interior - Olivia York
Commander Vought - BJ Markus
Gen. Montgomery Smith - Angelica LLanos
Captain Lansing - Randall Shepherd
VP Harry Mcdonald - Louis Kruse
Gunner - Christopher Sheerin
Officer - Samuel Meyer
Observer - Shealynn Smith
Policeman - Jeff Callan
Announcers/Reporter - Tom Weppler, Elizabeth DiMeo, Enid Breis, Cyrus Newitt, Ed Friedman, Leslie Messina, Kelly Carter, Lorraine Andrea Federico
Operators - Michelle Moriarty, Andrew Flamm, Mary Ann Penzero, Benna Strober, Jeff Callan
Directors - Jeffrey Rocco & Dakota Martin
Filming - Dakota Martin
Editing - Jeffrey Rocco