This world premier two-act play includes an original script written by co-director Sara Harrington that shares the origins of the broadcast in the first act, and brings to stage the original broadcast in the second act.

The Mercury Theater Live On Air’s Halloween show is coming up, and Orson Welles won’t settle for a typical adaptation of a classic literature. He joins his producer John Houseman and assistant producer Paul Stewart to select a work to adapt. But this won't be any ordinary radio show. Welles intends for this show to be a realistic, action-packed adventure that will make listeners feel as though they are witnessing events in real time, as they occur. Reporters! Bulletins! Excitement! What could go wrong?

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 now available to bring to life onstage to thrill and chill audiences.

Orson Welles (Producer) - Alex Sandler

John Houseman (Producer) - Scott Bandla

Paul Stewart (Assistant Producer) - Raymond Feldstein

Howard Koch (Author) - Brian O’Connor

Narrator (as Orson Welles) / Carl Phillips - Alex Sandler

Professor Pierson - Leigh Fought

Stranger / Gunner - Sam Sheehan

Farmer Wilmuth / Commander Voght - Thomas Tong

Announcer (as Paul Stewart) - Raymond Feldstein

Announcer 1 / Captain Lansing - Eric Ziegler

Announcer 2 / Police - Fatima Yasmin

Announcer 3 / Operator - Ianna Vasale

Observer / McDonald - Sam Shaffner

Secretary of the Interior - Declan Hawthorne

Officer / General Smith / Operator 3 - Alex Toole

Foley Artists (Sound Effects) - Emily Harrington, Autumn Rae, Ianna Vasale

Commercial Interludes - Andrea Ashline, Kathy Burke Egloff, Declan Hawthorne

Listeners - Michael Doughterty, Susan Pitonzo

Directors - Sara Harrington & Erica Moser

First Act Playwright - Sara Harrington

Producer - Novis Fuller

Set Design - Morgan Noone

Sound Design - Zachary Moser

Music & Foley Sound Design - Erica Moser

Props Design - Autumn Rae