We Interrupt This Program

Show and Tell Productions presents We Interrupt This Program - A Show by Bill Odenkirk and a Tell moderated by Sarah Edwards.
Featuring Bob Odenkirk, Jill Talley, Ahmed Best & Avi Loeb
With special musical guest Ryan Groff
Created by Bill Odenkirk and Sarah Edwards
Directed by Corey Bradberry
Video production by Fuse
Projection and screen design by Olivia Sebesky
Music Direction by Graham Edwards
In this premiere performance by four-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Bill Odenkirk ("The Simpsons", "Futurama", "Mr. Show"), a small midwestern radio station is set to rebroadcast Orson Welles’s “War of the Worlds” on the anniversary of its original October 1938 airing but is interrupted by some important news... an actual alien ship has been spotted above an Illinois cornfield.
Followed by The Tell: Is the Truth Out There?
A discussion featuring Ahmed Best, Avi Loeb, and Bill Odenkirk, moderated by Sarah Edwards, with immersive projections by Olivia Sebesky Design.
Are we completely alone in the universe? Are aliens watching us and visiting Earth? How does the potential existence of alien life change how we think about time, surveillance, and the meaning of our place in the cosmos?
In this spirited, immersive conversation, we discuss these heady questions with “Star Wars” star and Afrofuturist Ahmed Best and another special guest.
Integrating immersive projections of archival footage and photos, our guests will discuss the illusive nature of the evidence, the arguments for and against extraterrestrials and UAP, and how our own biases, cultural influences, and beliefs color our perspectives. Finally, we consider the future: how would knowing aliens exist impact who we are as humans, our goals and how we treat each other They mull the potential impact on international human cooperation and our goals as a species.
Moderated by Emmy-winning host Sarah Edwards (PBS), this creative, no-holds-barred discussion is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. The goal is to challenge – or reaffirm – what we think we believe about extraterrestrial life and its relevance to our lives.