The War of the Worlds at Anaconda Ensemble Theatre

Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Anaconda Ensemble Theatre (AET) by witnessing ‘The War of the Worlds’ at the Montana Hotel, directed by Founder and Artistic Director Jackie Vetter.

In 2022, AET premiered as a company with a production of ‘The War of the Worlds’ on the Washoe Theatre stage. This production featured a team of 13, played two performances and was AET’s first foray into live, local, professional theatre in Anaconda. Now coming into their 5th Season, they are bringing this play back in a new way: a fresh concept, a team of 22 and six performances - with two casts - all in the beautiful Montana Hotel ballroom.

This iconic and famous play is based on a broadcast from New York’s Mercury Theatre in 1938 and is sure to thrill and chill. Based on the novel by H. G. Wells, when this play premiered in 1938, it had many terrified listeners convinced that an actual alien invasion of Earth was taking place. This production will peak into a live radio studio, as we see the actors play multiple characters, reenacting these terrifying moments, as they go through the “last days of earth’.

This production runs October 2 - 4 and 9 - 11 at The Montana Hotel at 200 Main St. Anaconda, MT. All performances are at 7 pm, with doors opening for seating and the donation-only bar at 6:30 pm. The run time of the show is 1 hour and 15 mins with no intermission.

Tickets start at $25 and are available at www.anacondaensembletheatre.com.

Thanks to our sponsors: The Tammis Day Foundation, The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and the Anaconda Restoration Association for hosting us.

Have questions? Email jackie@anacondaensembletheatre.com

Note: This production is suitable for ages 13 and up.This play includes depictions of death, aliens, explosions/military activity and imagery that may be disturbing. AET also intends to use fog in this production **