War of the Worlds

By Howard Koch
Original Music by Paul Brill
Live Foley Effects by Nick Abeel
Directed by Jonathan Silverstein

Premiered October 28, 2020

Join Keen Company for a benefit broadcast of the legendary War of the Worlds popularized by Orson Welles! Howard Koch’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic novel was made infamous during its original broadcast, sounding so realistic it incited mass hysteria across America and elevated “fake news” to an art form. Listen as a news station reports sinister machines and mysterious creatures making their way towards New York City, during Keen’s starry live performance of one of the most famous radio plays in history.

Tickets to this benefit broadcast support Keen Company’s Hear/Now audio theater season, as well as Keen’s Playwrights Lab for mid-career writers, and Keen Teens which serves students in all five boroughs of NYC.