​ ​An alien invasion throws humanity into chaos in the classic sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds--but all it took to cause real-life panic in the streets was Orson Welles 1938 radio adaptation, which listeners took for news. Now, ten years later, a six-person WBFR radio ensemble recreates the colorful events surrounding the infamous evening, including the full original broadcast. Complete with vintage commercials and live sound effects, this radio-play-within-a-radio-play is a thrilling homage to the form’s golden age and timely reminder of what fear can do to a society.

A Studio at WBFR, a metropolitan radio station, with some action suggesting Studio One at CBS in Manhattan and other locations. Sunday, October 31, 1948, With some action suggesting, Sunday, October 30, 1938 and other periods.

Directed by Trish Rigdon