War of the worlds [sound recording] / adapted by Howard Koch from the novel by H.G. Wells.
Material type: SoundPublication details: [Los Angeles] : L.A. Theatre Works, p1994.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 1580812449
- 9781580812443
- Play's the thing (Radio program)
- Produced by L.A. Theatre Works; directed by John de Lancie.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Audiobook | Main Library | Audiobook | SF/FANT Koch How | Available | 33111005052838 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One night in 1938, thousands of radio listeners were gripped by a wave of mass hysteria. The panic was caused by a dramatization of the sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds. Narrated by Orson Welles, the frightening voice of The Shadow, the broadcast cleverly simulated a regular radio program by interrupting a fictional weather report for a news bulletin. Welles then narrated a grimly realistic account of invading Martians spreading death and destruction across the East Coast. In this version, Star Trek actors resurrect the breathless pace and too-convincing details of a thriller that remains unique in the history of radio.
Produced by L.A. Theatre Works; directed by John de Lancie.
With Leonard Nimoy, Jerry Hardin ... [et al.].
Recorded live in performance as part of L.A. Theatre Works "The play's the thing" series of live performance productions.
Presents Koch's adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, War of the worlds. This is followed by a bonus interview with Gates McFadden.