A live radio re-creation of Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre of the Air’s first broadcast. Sponsored by McMenamins Theatres and Pubs The Willamette Radio Workshop presented a live re-creation of the Mercury Theatre of the Air‘s first radio broadcast, Dracula, by Bram Stoker adapted by Orson Welles. This was the latest installment in a series of [...]
Call of the Mummy, by Cynthia J. McGean Premiered On: Tuesday, October 29th, 2002 KBOO 90.7 FM Portland, OR Courtesy of Stage & Studio with Dmae Roberts and Emily Young Thousands of years ago, a secret was buried deep beneath the sands of Egypt – the secret of eternal youth. Now, Dr. Clyde Evans seeks [...]
Radio free frights Willamette Radio Workshop gets ready for some Halloween broadcasts of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” BY PAUL DUCHENE Issue date: 10/25/2002 The Tribune Orson Welles’ radio career is inextricably linked with “The War of the Worlds.” This 1938 production of the H.G. Wells sci-fi story caused widespread panic when its broadcast was thought to [...]
The Willamette Radio Workshop in conjunction with CoHo Theatre presented Orson Welles’ production of H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds The 1938 “Panic Broadcast” This was a live recreation of the original broadcast that shook a nation on the brink of war. The script, a loose adaptation of H. G. Welles SCI-FI classic by [...]