PLEASE NOTE: This is an audio only "radio play" performance to be broadcast via the Internet
We will be presenting only three performances via the Internet at Halloween time.
We will be presenting only three performances via the Internet at Halloween time.
Summary
Come and join the fun this Halloween weekend! This online, audio-only play celebrates the anniversary of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel, The War of the Worlds. Welles’ historic broadcast threw humanity into chaos when everyone thought extraterrestrials actually landed on earth. The radio drama vividly described the unfolding events with such realism it permanently altered broadcast radio.
Joe Landry’s adaptation, "War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast", retells the story of this infamous evening on stage. Sound effects, music and vintage commercials will bring to life the story behind the broadcast while we once again experience the alien invasion of the full original script. This radio-play-within-a-radio-play is a thrilling homage to the form’s golden age and a timely reminder of what fear can do to a society.
Over 45 characters will be portrayed by over 25 Mask & Mirror cast members!
A flat admission fee "per household" (i.e. per Internet connection) will be charged to cover our costs. And no COVID-19 restrictions apply!
Cast
(Different roles will be played by different cast members for the three performances)
Laurie Monday
Rhona Klein
Pat Romans
Ian Taylor
Jeff Ekdahl
Ted Schroeder
Jodi Johnson
Francine Raften
Phyllis Fort
Rebecca Hines
Yael Niccum
Kira Smolev
Patti Speight
Dianna Weston
Mark Putnam
Redmond Reams
Donna Haub
John Bartholomew
John Knowles
Shannon Coffin
Beth Moore
Diana LoVerso
KC Cooper
Glenn Russell
Eden Francis
Julie Booker