Auditions for ‘War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast live stage performance.
Auditions will take place Friday June 17th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Saturday June 18th from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Imperial Theatre Rehearsal Hall, 168 N. Christina St.
Performance dates are September 28 - October 1.
AUDITION FORM AND DETAILS HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0IM31Mjz2EznvePClJ1KmVBcaacvZTwOZbiAbPsCh2PEb6Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
This is a reenactment of Orson Welles’ and the Mercury Theatre On The Air famous radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ book “War of the Worlds”. Instead of just reading the story, Welles and his writers converted it to a series of on-the-spot news reports. These news reports sounded so realistic, that many listeners thought that Martians really had invaded Earth and so panicked.
Joe Landry’s play is set in 1948 and gives an introduction to the play, re-enacts the exact Orson Welles broadcast and then gives details of what happened in the days and weeks following.
Theatre Sarnia’s play will be set on stage in a radio station (WBFR!) complete with live adverts (“and now a word from our sponsor…”), radio station and advertiser jingles & much more, sung by Sisters Of Choice, a Petrolia trio, plus practical on-stage sound effects.
Tickets for this show currently included in our Theatre Sarnia 2022/2023 season subscription can be purchased here: https://secure1.tixhub.com/imperial-sarnia/online/b_subscription_p.asp?lstSeasons=63