The War of the Worlds & The Desert Quilt
PRELIMINARY PRESS RELEASE INFO
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Pictured from Left: Michael Killen, Juliana Schoedinger, Vic Befera
Photo by Tom Gough
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The Radio Plays
The War of the Worlds adapted from HG Wells by Howard Koch
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The Desert Quilt by Rosemary Alexander
Directed by Tracy Ward
Live studio audience broadcast on KFJC 89.7fm
October 29, 2007 at 5:45pm
Preview performances October 26, 27 at 8pm & October 28 2pm, 2007
Performed together
FEATURING:
Vic Befera (Palo Alto), Katie Chan (Los Altos), Daina de Torok (Sunnyvale), Arturo Dirzo (Mountain View), Alex Hero (Menlo Park), Brennan Holness (Sunnyvale), Ann Hsieh (Mountain View), Michael Killen (Palo Alto), Linda Kirk (Los Altos), Norman Luce (Los Altos), Kirsten Macauley (Foster City), Vinh Pham (San Francisco), Nora Rousso (Los Gatos), Juliana Schoedinger (San Jose), Nathan Zobel (Palo Alto)
SYNOPSIS The War of the Worlds:
A PERFECT HALLOWEEN TREAT! In this recreation of the initial broadcast, experience the panic caused by the 1938 assault on the airwaves describing a Martian invasion of Earth in progress. “I was home and my friend called and said, ‘Is your radio working? Tune to WABC – the world is coming to an end.” These are the words of a radio listener on the night of October 30, 1938, when The War of the Worlds was broadcast. “It all sounded perfectly real . . . (later) I put my tongue in my cheek and figured it was just about the smartest play I’d ever heard.”
SYNOPSIS The Desert Quilt:
A Trading Post on the Navajo reservation in the harsh New Mexico Desert during the 1930s is the location of intertwining stories of Navajo, Latina, Anglo, and Chinese women who find that differences can be overcome by love. The Desert Quilt adds a holiday twist to a unique and diverse journey that captures the challenging atmosphere of a desert outpost while revealing a wide variety of cultures, characters, and stories.
WHERE:
Foothill College Appreciation Hall (Room #1501), I-280 at El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills
TICKETS:
Preview shows: $8 General Admission/$5 Students & Seniors
Broadcast show: $12 General Admission/$8 Students & Seniors
Proceeds benefit both Theatre Arts Dept and 89.7FM KFJC
BOX OFFICE:
- Visa/MC and discount group purchases call Box Office: (650) 949-7360 (available beginning 10/20)
- For information prior to 10/20 please call (650) 949-7130 or e-mail director at twardsclass@yahoo.com
PARKING:
PARKING WILL COST $2. Lot 1 is closest to Appreciation Hall. Lots 5 & 6 provide campus access without stairs.
