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Dracula — Halloween 2002

31 October, 2002 (02:17) | 2002 Season, Live Shows

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

29 October, 2002 (02:00) | 2002 Season, Broadcast Shows

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! — Portland Tribune

25 October, 2002 (21:59) | 2002 Season, Live Shows, Press Clippings

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 [...]

War of the Worlds

12 April, 2002 (18:26) | 2002 Season, Live Shows

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 [...]