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In 1938, a group of talented artists known as The Mercury Theatre on the Air, led by Orson Welles, created a spectacle that changed the course of broadcast history forever by terrifying a nation with a staged alien invasion. This is the story of how the infamous War of the Worlds radio drama came to be and how it almost never was...
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Episode 6: All a Part of the Show
Defying the direct orders of Davidson Taylor and CBS, The Mercury Theatre on the Air puts on the greatest Halloween show to ever play on broadcast radio.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Ben Birmingham as Announcer and Various Radio Performers
Stephanie Langford as Mother, Churchgoer#3, and Reporter #4
David Dean as Father, Officer #3
Aubrey Clyburn as Churchgoer #2
Michael Baran as Pastor and Sargent
Jarrad Green as Various Radio Performers, Officer #2, Reporter #1
Chris Boike as Officer #1
Allegra Rodriguez Shivers as Officer #4 and Reporter #3
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio
“Etude No 1 For or String Quartet” by Peter Sandberg
“Piano Concerto 1 in B Flat Minor” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Featuring Snippets of the actual “War of the Worlds” Broadcast. -
Episode 5: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The pot boils over as Orson attacks John Houseman in front of The Mercury Theatre on the Air, prompting Davidson Taylor to cancel the adaptation of War of the Worlds and substitute it with a rerun of their previous show.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Renee Schwartz as Operator
David Dean as Performer #1
Special Thanks to Alex Aguilar and Marion Arrou-Vignod
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com.
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio
“I’d Rather Be Alone” by Franz Gordon -
Episode 4: Look Who’s Still Standing
After another all-nighter and a humiliating pitch meeting, Ora confronts Orson in his apartment and demands honesty, integrity, and transparency from here on out; lest the entire show falls apart.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com.
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio -
Episode 3: Tired of War
A sleepless night raises tension among the ranks as Davidson Taylor comes calling for a script that isn’t ready; while the impending news of war encroaches the already stressful work and demands of Orson Welles.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Joey Dechello as George Zorn
Chris Boike as the Newscaster
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com.
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio
“Golden Age Radio” by Golden Age Radio
“As Time Passes” by Golden Age Radio
“As Soon as You Entered” by Golden Age Radio -
Episode 2: Lunches and Dinners
War of the Worlds proves to be a tough nut to crack as John Houseman attempts to juggle the anxiety of the Mercury Theatre on the Air’s key performers and the ego of their leader, Orson Welles, as each grapple with the unadaptable story.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Joey Dechello as George Zorn
Renee Schwartz as Joan
Aubrey Clyburn as Hostess, Shakespeare Performer, and Actor
Stephen Bridgewater as The MC
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com.
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio
“Magic Awaits” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“The Last Bar In Chicago” by Nicky Dowling
“What Now” by Golden Age Radio
“Brand New Sensations” by Wanda shakes
“Bebop Cats” by Rossier -
Episode 1: Something For Children
After a hectic Sunday performance, Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air turn to the stars for guidance when it comes to creating an exciting radio play for the Columbia Broadcasting System's upcoming Halloween show.
Cast
Ari Stidham as Orson Welles
Keaton Talmadge as Ora Nichols
Jim Brannigan as John Houseman
Oscar Jordan as Davidson Taylor
Courtney Reece as Anne Froelick
Christopher Hodge as Howard Koch
Rama Vallury as Paul Stewart
Jarrad Green as Tommy
Adam Cagly as the Taxi Driver
Produced by:
Casey Hammons
Daniel Patton
Jordan Stidham
S. Christian Roe
Sound Editing by Jason Crowe
Original Compositions by JD O’Dea
Supplemental tracks and sound effects were provided by EpidemicSound.com.
“There You’ll Be” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“Etude No. 1 For String Quartet” by Peter Sandberg
“Steps in Time” by Golden Age Radio
Customer Reviews
Love this
Wildly immersive and so well put together! A really fun narrator that captures you in!
Would give it 5, but
The 5th episode is not playing. I am left hanging. What happened! Please let me hear the 5th episode!! And then the last one!!
Different Perspective
This was a great podcast, high paced, well acted and very interesting to see the broadcast in the eyes of the people who made it. This was big for all of them and I’m sure a lot happened to get them there. Great job all around and the music was also extraordinary, did a great job in setting the mood and keeping the energy of the scene.