IOU THEATRE | War of the Worlds (2015)
b"Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre performed their annual radio play \\u201cWAR OF THE WORLDS\\u201d on December 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA.\\n\\nThis live radio drama was written by Howard Koch, directed and narrated by Orson Welles in 1938, and inspired by the H.G. Wells story written in 1897. The 1938 CBS radio broadcast performed on Halloween caused a historic fracas across the nation. The \\u201cWar of the Worlds\\u201d script has been adapted by Jon Klusmire to be set in contemporary Owens Valley and Los Angeles.\\n\\nC A S T :\\n\\nORSON WELLES, PROFESSOR PIERSON, COMMANDER: Max Rosan \\nPHILLIPS RADIO REPORTER, STRANGER, ARMY OFFICER, OPERATOR 2 & 5: Jim Shallcross\\n\\nANNOUNCER 1, POLICEWOMAN, VICE ADMIRAL MONTGOMERY SMITH, GUNNER, OPERATOR 4: Judyth Greenburgh\\n\\nANNOUNCER 2, CAPTAIN LANSING, OBSERVER, OPERATOR 3, LA ANNOUNCER: Jeanie Smith\\n\\nMS. WILMUTH, HARRIET McDONALD (RADIO STATION BOSS),\\nSECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OPERATOR 1: Mary Winchester\\n\\nLONE PINE RADIO ANNOUNCER: Jon Klusmire\\n\\nCommunity Announcements and Ads written and performed by:\\nJon Klusmire \\n\\nSFX/Foley artists:\\nLauren Bon\\nDani Lunn\\n\\nScript Adaptation & Director\\nJon Klusmire\\n\\nMusic selections for this production: Terry Riley \\u2013 A Rainbow In Curved Air\\xa0(IOU Radio Theme); Dwight Yoakam \\u2013 Honky Tonk Man; Johnny Cash \\u2013 Sunday Morning Coming Down; Merle Haggard \\u2013 If We Make It Thru December; Little Big Town \\u2013 Girl Crush; Toby Keith/Willie Nelson \\u2013 Beer For My Horses.\\n\\nWhy IOU Theatre? Since 1914 Los Angeles has been exporting water from the Owens Valley. Metabolic Studio has been working to transform resources into actions that support life in the Owens Valley. The Metabolic Studio IOU Theatre joins the IOU Garden (2009-present) as a way to add additional culture to what's on offer in the Owens Valley.\\xa0\\xa0The Metabolic Studio hosted \\u201cIOU THEATRE\\u201d in 2014 and presented a series of radio plays that had relevance to the Owens Valley at the Double L Saloon on Main Street and broadcast live in the IOU Garden next door and also on IOURADIO.org and 89.9FM in the Owens Valley.\\n\\nSpecial thanks to our host: Kent Ramlose and the Double L Saloon and Jaque Hickman and Boulder Creek for the folding chairs!"