Ep. 24 - War of the Worlds - 1938 Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre
On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater re-envisioned the 1897 H.G. Wells’ classic “War of the Worlds” as a Halloween treat and created a global sensation. Adapted from Orson Welles’ adaptation, Madison embarks upon her own journey through the infamous Martian invasion in her hometown of Los Angeles across landmarks like the Griffith Park Observatory, Hollywood Boulevard and the La Brea Tar Pits. It’s Madison vs. Martians… who will survive the invasion? TRANSCRIPT ON OUR WEBSITE:https://www.madisonontheair.com/waroftheworlds24_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Professor Pierson: Karim Kronfli Carl Phillips: David Pinion Patrick: Patrick O’Riley Stranger: Paul Arbisi Captain Lansing: Jerry Kokich Policeman: Bill Jenkins Mrs. Wilmuth: Sharon Grünwald Announcer: Matthew Burd Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/
Show Notes
On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater re-envisioned the 1897 H.G. Wells’ classic “War of the Worlds” as a Halloween treat and created a global sensation. Adapted from Orson Welles’ adaptation, Madison embarks upon her own journey through the infamous Martian invasion in her hometown of Los Angeles across landmarks like the Griffith Park Observatory, Hollywood Boulevard and the La Brea Tar Pits. It’s Madison vs. Martians… who will survive the invasion?
TRANSCRIPT ON OUR WEBSITE:https://www.madisonontheair.com/waroftheworlds24_transcript/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir
KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota
CREDITS:
Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje
Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje
Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje
Professor Pierson: Karim Kronfli
Carl Phillips: David Pinion
Patrick: Patrick O’Riley
Stranger: Paul Arbisi
Captain Lansing: Jerry Kokich
Policeman: Bill Jenkins
Mrs. Wilmuth: Sharon Grünwald
Announcer: Matthew Burd
Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/