Aliens have landed in Black Earth, and they’re attacking Madison!
Rising from cylindrical balls and emitting toxic gases, the Martians’ relentless march toward the city will be chronicled in University Theatre’s staging of “The War of the Worlds,” opening Friday, Sept. 26.
It’s been 70 years since Orson Welles’ legendary radio broadcast convinced fearful listeners that Martians had invaded New Jersey. University Theatre has retained the 1938 setting, but changed the location from the eastern seaboard to the capital of Wisconsin.