Announcing the 2008-2009 Season
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center Theater (PAC) | 12000 SW 49th Ave., Portland, OR 97219
In addition to offering a full range of theatre arts classes, Portland Community College produces three mainstage productions each season. These shows are staged in our state-of-the-art, 400-seat Performing Arts Center located at the Sylvania campus.
PCC Theatre Arts will be presenting a premiere adaptation, a beloved musical and a cutting edge a multi-award winning comedy/drama in our beautiful Performing Arts Center during the 2008-2009 season. In addition, our program produces an annual Spring student written/produced/directed/acted One Act Festival. The PCC Theater Club has also planned productions in our intimate Little Theater.
Please join us for these exciting new productions. We look forward to seeing you there!
Fall Production: The War of the Worlds-Redux
A Radio Play (adapted from H.G. Wells novella) by Howard Koch as conceived by Orson Welles
Additional Archival Materials and Stage Direction by Patrick Tangredi. Scenic/lighting Design by Dan Hayes
- Auditions:
- Sept. 24, 25, 26; 3pm to 6pm in the PAC, PCC Sylvania Campus (Download script)
- Performances:
- Nov. 13, 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30pm
- Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2pm
- Tickets and Location Information
Oct 30, 1938. War torn Europe is under the fearful spectre of invasion. The American economy is staggeringly weak. The newest technological marvel is the radio, bringing news, entertainment and culture to the average citizen. On the night before Halloween, young Broadway wunderkind actor/director Orson Welles terrified listeners by merging false news broadcasts with an updated adaptation of H.G. Wells novella, The War of the Worlds. Proving the power of the media in less than an hour, Welles changed the medium forever. This world premiere production explores what happened moments before, during and after in the CBS radio studio and beyond. Done in “real time” (like television’s 24) the show builds in pace to reflect the suspense of the event as it took place. This is a multi-media event without an intermission, done in under 90 minutes. The show starts promptly as advertised, and latecomers risk not being seated. Come and celebrate the 70th anniversary of a legendary event and see a live radio play (and much more) done with live period sound effects!