Foley sound effects artist John Gzowski in the 2011 production of The War of the Worlds (photo credit: John Lauener)
Theatre...on Radioby Dave Ross
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On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air performed their infamous broadcast of Howard Koch’s radio play The War of the Worlds. Last night, precisely 74 years later, the Art of Time Ensemble presented their dramatic staging of this same radio play. This production was originally presented as part of World Stage in 2011, and was revived for this season by Art of Time. They’ve created an artistic masterpiece – using only a 5 piece radio orchestra and an extremely talented foley artist, we get taken back to 1938 and that radio studio in New York.
