War of the Worlds (2000)

Conceived and Directed by: Anne Bogart
Written by: Naomi Iizuka
Created by: SITI Company

Performed by:
Akiko Aizawa
J. Ed Araiza
Will Bond
Ellen Lauren
Tom Nelis
Barney O'Hanlon
Stephen Webber

Scenic Designer: Neil Patel
Costume Designer: James Schuette
Lighting Designer: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Soundscape: Darron L West
Assistant Stage Manager & Properties Design: Jason Szalla
Company Stage Manager: Megan Wanlass

Director's Note:

When I was living in France during the 1980's, I was amazed to discover that Orson Welles was known and respected by most Europeans as a great American artist.   In America he is mostly remembered as a fat man on talk shows who also appeared in advertisements for wine.   Because Welles was such a great storyteller, such a remarkable entertainer, and an artist I wanted to spend time with, I chose him to be the anchor for this play which is essentially about the American confusion between news and entertainment, our appetite for sensation and our ability quickly to discard and forget whatever it was we were so excited about.

--Anne Bogart