Emma Szajkowski and Liz Cowgill rehearse creating sound effects for “War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast,” running Thursday through Sunday at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. The play is based on the famous “The War of the Worlds” radio broadcast of 1938. Tickets are $15, with Marywood students, faculty, staff and IHM sisters admitted free. Tickets can be purchased in advance by credit card online at Marywood.universitytickets.com or with cash at the door. (COURTESY OF RYAN REPECKI)