Halloween at the Somerville!!
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davis_squareThis Halloween weekend the Post-Meridian Radio Players are once again bringing live audio drama to the Somerville Theatre! Last year we brought you The Big Broadcast of 1938, featuring the War of the Worlds.
This year we’re doing The Big Broadcast of 1946 with three tales of terror, madness and mirth. We start with the Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour, a 1940s style comedy as Frank Cyrano deals with his crazy staff, meets Boris Karloff and survives some epically bad puns. Then we have Tomes of Terror, with two horrifying stories. First But Oh, What Happened to Hutchings? deals with murder, grave-robbing and more than one type of consumption. Then Sirens of War tells the tale of two doomed ships that should not have discounted the tales of a haunted river.
This is all presented in a 1940s radio drama style with live sound effects performed on stage. You can purchase time-appropriate candies from our cigarette girls and read through our version of the 1946 Boston Advertiser newspaper.
The show has three evening performances on October 28th-30th at 7:30pm and a 2:30 matinee on Halloween itself. The Halloween matinee will also have a costume contest with prizes!
The show is expected to run a little over 2 hours so you have plenty of time to hit the parties or trick-and-treating after the matinee.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 day-of. More information can be found at http://bb1946.pmrp.org and tickets may be purchased here or at the Somerville Theatre box office. (please note there is a small fee for online purchases)
This year we’re doing The Big Broadcast of 1946 with three tales of terror, madness and mirth. We start with the Frank Cyrano Byfar Hour, a 1940s style comedy as Frank Cyrano deals with his crazy staff, meets Boris Karloff and survives some epically bad puns. Then we have Tomes of Terror, with two horrifying stories. First But Oh, What Happened to Hutchings? deals with murder, grave-robbing and more than one type of consumption. Then Sirens of War tells the tale of two doomed ships that should not have discounted the tales of a haunted river.
This is all presented in a 1940s radio drama style with live sound effects performed on stage. You can purchase time-appropriate candies from our cigarette girls and read through our version of the 1946 Boston Advertiser newspaper.
The show has three evening performances on October 28th-30th at 7:30pm and a 2:30 matinee on Halloween itself. The Halloween matinee will also have a costume contest with prizes!
The show is expected to run a little over 2 hours so you have plenty of time to hit the parties or trick-and-treating after the matinee.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 day-of. More information can be found at http://bb1946.pmrp.org and tickets may be purchased here or at the Somerville Theatre box office. (please note there is a small fee for online purchases)
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Date: 2010-10-18 05:02 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-18 07:30 pm (UTC)If you could listen at home for free, why go out in the cold for a show?
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Date: 2010-10-18 08:31 pm (UTC)