Martians! at Stagehouse Theatre
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While movie buffs debate whether Orson Welles was the greatest director of all time, he remains the undisputed No. 1 prankster in modern history. For Welles is responsible for the Citizen Kane of hoaxes: his 1938 radio broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. His hyper-realistic production infamously sparked widespread panic when listeners mistook the performance for actual news reports of an imminent alien invasion. Now you can travel back in time to get a sneak peak behind the scenes of the radio shenanigans at the CBS Mercury Theatre in Martians! This innovative stage drama recounts how a few talented actors -- and their genius director -- pulled off the greatest prank ever. Jerry Hager directs an "out of this world" adventure at Stagehouse Theatre.
While movie buffs debate whether Orson Welles was the greatest director of all time, he remains the undisputed No. 1 prankster in modern history. For Welles is responsible for the Citizen Kane of hoaxes: his 1938 radio broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. His hyper-realistic production infamously sparked widespread panic when listeners mistook the performance for actual news reports of an imminent alien invasion. Now you can travel back in time to get a sneak peak behind the scenes of the radio shenanigans at the CBS Mercury Theatre in Martians! This innovative stage drama recounts how a few talented actors -- and their genius director -- pulled off the greatest prank ever. Jerry Hager directs an "out of this world" adventure at Stagehouse Theatre.