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Hendersonville Theatre to re-enact radio play that caused public panic
From Staff Reports
MILLS RIVER, N.C. — The Hendersonville Theatre will perform its production of Reader’s Theatre’s “War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the Grace Center at 495 Cardinal Road here.
The play also will be performed at 3 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the Hendersonville Theatre.
Regarding the show, a promotion stated, ”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.”
For tickets, which are $20, visit online at www.HendersonvilleTheatre.org.
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