| Night of the Auk | |
|---|---|
 Original ad for Washington preview run, 1956 | |
| Written by | Arch Oboler |
| Characters | Doctor Bruner Colonel Tom Russell Lt. Mac Hartman Lewis Rohnen Lt. Jan Kephart |
| Date premiered | November 12, 1956 |
| Place premiered | Shubert Theatre Washington, D.C.[1] |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Space travelers returning to Earth after the first Moon landing. |
| Genre | Science fiction drama |
| Setting | "A rocket ship returning from inter-stellar space", "The day after some tomorrow"[2] |
Night of the Auk is a 1956 Broadway drama in three acts written by Arch Oboler. It is a science fiction drama in blank verse about space travelers returning to Earth after the first Moon landing. The play was based on Oboler's radio play Rocket from Manhattan, which aired as part of Arch Oboler's Plays in September 1945.[3] Night of the Auk was published in book form in 1958.[4]
- ^ Night of the Auk, p. 15.
- ^ Night of the Auk, p. 19.
- ^ Lucanio, Patrick; Coville, Gary (2002). Smokin' Rockets: The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945–1962. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 66–78. ISBN 0-7864-1233-X. LCCN 2002003411.
- ^ Oboler, Arch (1958). Night of the Auk. New York: Horizon Press. LCCN 58-13553.