Tweek on sound design highlights WUGA’s rebroadcasting of “The War of the Worlds”
When I heard the University of Georgia was broadcasting a modernized take of H. G. Wells‘ (and Orson Welles‘) The War of the Worlds featuring Brian “Tweek” Arnold on sound design, I made my appointment right there for October 13th. My girlfriend, The Lady, and I listened to the entire two hour broadcast and loved it.
The program ended up being so successful that The War of the Worlds is being rebroadcast for Halloween night [PDF] by WUGA. Let’s quote Tweek with shameless journalistic liberties (i.e. fixing his typos) in order to provide you the needed info:
Ok people, it’s official!
Because of how popular the show was and how much positive response the station got from airing it, they have decided to re-broadcast it the night of Halloween!! That is Wednesday, October 31 at 8:00 PM EST!!!!
That’s right, my friends. If you missed it the first time, you have another shot to hear it. It is, without doubt, the best production I have ever been apart of or designed in theatre, and it shows (try to ignore my extreme bias ).
The instructions for streaming are the EXACT SAME!!
For those of you who didn’t hear about the production the first time around, check below to catch up on the publicity and promotions there are.
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Hello all!
While I may be Tweek, a mild mannered OCR mixer by day, I am also Brian Arnold, “Super Sound-Design Boy” by night! MWWWAHAHAHAHAHA…..cough…..sorry….
I want to plug a show that is turning out exceptionally well, and it’s something that all of you can be involved in!
The University of Geogia’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies (which I am an Undergrad in) is performing “War of the Worlds.” Here is the UGA Official announcement:
“WAR OF THE WORLDS, adapted by John Kundert-Gibbs from the novel by H. G. Wells”
“A STUDIO THEATRE PRODUCTION. Just in time for Halloween, UGA will present a brand-new adaptation, for stage and radio, of this tale of Martian invasion that terrified the nation seventy years ago in Orson Welles’ legendary broadcast. This performance will be broadcast live on WUGA. Seating at the Classic Center will be at 7:30 pm (with no late seating) for the 8:00 pm broadcast.”
As it says, the performance will be broadcast at 8:00 PM EST. For those of you not in the Athens area, the broadcast will be streamed on the WUGA Website. Details are still pending in terms of where to go to stream the show, but I will post the instructions as soon as the information is available!
The radio station is providing us with wonderful coverage and exposure which can be seen here. More information is coming in daily, so check back for news and updates.
We have promos (that I recorded, mixed, and composed) going out on the air right now, but you can find them right below. There are multiple promotions on the air, but I will release them one at a time, so be sure to check back often:
Publicity/News for the show:
University of Georgia Website Article
Full UGA Article (longer than the first with more info)INTERNET STREAMING INSTRUCTIONS:
To tune in, open the following URL in iTunes (or other internet music software).
Choose Advanced > Open Stream, and copy in the following:
http://live.wuga.org:8000/This will be a great show, so be sure to tune in!
Don’t mess this up. If you really want a memorable Halloween, you need to check out this excellent performance. The acting is very solid, and the sound design and effects provided by Tweek will be sure to impress even the filthiest, most skeptical internet denizens. Once an actual audio recording of the radio broadcast is available, we’ll hopefully fill you in.