{"id":8694,"date":"2011-10-24T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=8694"},"modified":"2011-10-24T00:57:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T05:57:20","slug":"treat-yourself-to-the-war-of-the-worlds-this-halloween-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/10\/24\/treat-yourself-to-the-war-of-the-worlds-this-halloween-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat Yourself to &#8220;The War Of The Worlds&#8221; This Halloween Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/WarOfTheWorlds.jpeg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-93872\" title=\"The War Of The Worlds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/WarOfTheWorlds-129x200.jpg\" alt=\"The War Of The Worlds\" width=\"129\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64060\" title=\"Roxy Regional Theatre\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Roxy-Regional-Theatre-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Roxy Regional Theatre\" width=\"116\" height=\"142\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Roxy Regional Theatre offers the perfect Halloween weekend activity with the infamous Mercury Theatre 1938 radio broadcast, &#8220;The War Of The Worlds&#8221;, recreated live onstage for three performances only.<\/p>\n<p>One of the earliest depictions of an alien invasion, &#8220;The War Of The Worlds&#8221; caused public outcry as many listeners believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Adapted for the radio by Howard Koch, with input from Orson Welles and the staff of CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Mercury Theatre on the Air,&#8221; &#8220;The War Of The Worlds&#8221; is based on the novella by H.G. Wells.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;War Of The Worlds&#8221; plays at 8:00pm on Friday, October 28th, and at 2:00pm and 8:00pm on Saturday, October 29th.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $15.00 (adults) and $10.00 (ages 13 and under) and may be reserved online at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roxyregionaltheatre.org\/\" >www.roxyregionaltheatre.org<\/a>, by phone at 931.645.7699, or at the theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am-2:00pm, weekdays).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Roxy Regional Theatre offers the perfect Halloween weekend activity with the infamous Mercury Theatre 1938 radio broadcast, &#8220;The War Of The Worlds&#8221;, recreated live onstage for three performances only. 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