The War of the Worlds (2014)

Season 02, Episode 02

October 30, 2014

No recording of "The War of the Worlds (2014)" is available. Apologies.

The 76th anniversary of this (in)famous broadcast

Re-Imagined Radio presents Willamette Radio Workshop actors and other community volunteers and their live performance of "The War of the Worlds" at Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, Washington. Celebrates World Audio Drama Day and the 76th anniversary of the original broadcast, 30 October 1938.

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This audio sample as performed by Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, October 30, 2014, Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA, and the following video sample are the only artifacts. Apologies.

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This video sample shows Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, performing "The War of the Worlds," Oct. 30, 2014, at Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA.

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A live performance by Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, of "The War of the Worlds," perhaps the most (in)famous radio broadcast ever. Adapted from the 1938 performance starring Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air.


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Credits

Directed by Sam A. Mowry
Produced and hosted by John F. Barber
Other credits are not available. Apologies

Producer's Notes

Our second performance of "The War of the Worlds." Working with Willamette Radio Workshop again. They bring their well-honed adaptation of the 1938 Mercury Theatre on the Air performance. Offered for the 76th anniversary of the orginal broadcast of this most famous radio drama, October 30, 1938.
— John F. Barber

Promotion

Press

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'War of the Worlds' Reimagined at Kiggins. The Columbian, 30 Oct. 2014.

Ward, Jack J. Seasonal Frights! The Sonic Society. 3 Oct. 2015.

Graphics

War of the Worlds (2014)
The War of the Worlds web poster (2014)

Metadata

Name: The War of the Worlds (2014)
Tagline: The 76th anniversary of this (in)famous broadcast
Season: 02
Episode: 02
Description: Re-Imagined Radio celebrates World Audio Drama Day and the 76th anniversary of the original broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," October 30, 1938, with a performance by Willamette Radio Workshop at Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, Washington. No recording available.
Program type: Episodic
Length: ~58:00
Media type: Live stage performance
Performance by: Willamette Radio Workshop
Premier performance: October 30, 2014, Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, WA
Recording: No recording available
Genre(s): radio, drama, performance, documentary, story, fictional
Keywords: radio drama, storytelling, documentary, war, worlds, willamette, workshop, kiggins
Script: Original script(s) adapted by Sam A. Mowry
Producer/Host: John F. Barber
Director: Sam A. Mowry
Attribution: John F. Barber
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
Copyright: ©2014 Re-Imagined Radio. All rights reserved (except those granted by the Creative Commons license)