L.A. Theatre Works
L.A. Theatre Works
performing
War of the Worlds and the Lost World
Sunday, October 5, 20083:00 PM
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Chills, thrills and suspense launch McKendree's Spotlight Series when the L.A. Theatre Works presents the science fiction and adventure classics “War of the Worlds” and “The Lost World.” The performance is on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. at the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on campus.
Director John de Lancie played “Q” on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The cast features Jerry Hardin, a veteran of dozens of films and TV programs including “X-Files”; stage actor Kenneth Alan Williams, Tom Virtue (“Star Trek Voyager,” “Seventh Heaven”) and Josh Clark (“Heroes,” “Star Trek Voyager,” “ER” and “L.A. Law”). Rounding out the cast are Jen Dede (“ER,” ”Gilmore Girls”) and Peter McDonald (“Becker,” “Wings,” “ER”).
L.A. Theatre Works, America’s premiere radio theater company, uses innovative technologies to produce and preserve significant works of dramatic literature on audio. Costumes and small stage sets add to the drama and experience of a live radio performance.
“War of the Worlds” recreates the breathless pace and convincing details of Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 radio broadcast. Originally performed by Welles’ Mercury Theatre of the Air in 1938, the live 60-minute broadcast of an “eyewitness report” of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic.
In “The Lost World,” Professor Challenger leads a harrowing four-person expedition through remote South American jungles to settle the validity of his claim that prehistoric animals exist. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s campy adventure classic follows this scientific expedition deep into the Amazon rain forest and back in time. 
“This production will be a lot of fun, with great actors, sound effects performed live and scripts that keep the action moving,” said Peter Palermo, director of the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. “L.A. Theatre Works provides fabulous entertainment for the entire family.”