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The Mercury Theater Live On Air’s Halloween show is coming up, and Orson Welles won’t settle for a typical adaptation of a classic literature. He joins his producer John Houseman and assistant producer Paul Stewart to select a work to adapt. But this won't be any ordinary radio show. Wells intends for this show to be a realistic, action-packed adventure that will make listeners feel as though they are witnessing events in real time, as they occur. Reporters! Bulletins! Excitement! What could go wrong?

Broadcast from New York's Mercury Theatre in 1938, this infamous radio play, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place. Adapted by Howard E. Koch, co-writer of Casablanca, and directed and narrated by Orson Welles, this original script detailing the frightening tale of an extraterrestrial takeover is now available to bring to life onstage to thrill and chill audiences.

Auditions will be held at CNY Playhouse on Sunday, January 18 through Tuesday, January 20, from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Twelve Angry Jurors contemplates the huge responsibility of 12 ordinary people who must decide the guilt or innocence of a teenager accused of murder. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one voice casts doubts and challenges a deeper examination of the facts. In the sweltering jury room each person brings their individual histories, biases, and prejudices to the table as they struggle to reach a unanimous decision that will decide one youth’s fate. Twelve Angry Jurors explores how our actions (or inaction) have consequences.

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War of the Worlds (play)
Twelve Angry Jurors (play)
A Rock Sails By (play)
Jekyll & Hyde (musical)
Deathtrap (play)
We Are The Tigers (musical)
Oliver! (musical)

CNY Playhouse is an amateur non-profit theater organization dedicated to community, inclusivity, and innovation.

We are thankful to our audiences for following us to our new home, and are thankful to still be able to make art, after 10 years!