WAR OF THE WORLDS

October 25 – 26, 2025

The War of the Worlds” radio play, directed by Orson Welles in 1938, is a dramatization of H.G. Wells’ novel that presented a fictional alien invasion of Earth as a series of breaking news bulletins, simulating a real-time news broadcast, which led many listeners to believe a Martian attack was actually happening, causing widespread panic due to its realistic sound effects and panicked on-air reporting style. The story centered around a Martian landing in Grovers Mill, New Jersey, where the aliens emerged from cylindrical spacecraft and unleashed deadly heat rays against humans, causing mass chaos and ultimately a futile military response.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

December 4 – 5, 2025

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” is a theatrical adaptation of the classic film, presented as a 1940s radio broadcast where a small ensemble cast portrays multiple characters, utilizing live sound effects to tell the story of George Bailey, a man on the verge of despair who is visited by a guardian angel who shows him what life would be like without him, ultimately reminding him of the positive impact he has had on his community; the play is set on a stage designed to resemble a radio studio, creating an immersive experience for the audience.

LITTLE WOMEN

May 10, 2026

Little Women is a radio play based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name. It is an award-winning dramatization that includes music, the magic of live sound effects and Alcott’s timeless dialogue. The play is about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their romances. Four girls whose loves and ambitions are completely different but who are bound together by happy family ties and their experiences during the American Civil War.