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In October of 1940, two years after Orson Welles’ infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast, Orson happened to be at the same hotel as H.G. Wells in San Antonio, Texas, on the same day. Orson is desperately trying to raise money to finish shooting Citizen Kane, and comes to H.G.’s room to ask a favor for his PR. But H.G. is still furious over Orson’s prank. Orson is 25 years old, H.G. is 75. Two men at the beginning and end of their careers battle it out. Based on true events.
2025 American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg Award Nominee
H.G. WELLS — 75 years old, English accent, male.
ORSON WELLES — 25 years old, a rich baritone voice made for radio, male.
CHARLES C. SHAW — Radio announcer, adult male.
Place
A motel in San Antonio, Texas, and a radio station.
(The actual meeting was at the Plaza Hotel, but the play is set in a motel so that Orson is standing in the rain outside the door.)
Time
October, 1940. Night.
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