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RADIUM GIRLS OPENS THIS WEEK
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees. As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece with more than 30 parts—friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.
Cast and Crew List:
Sarah Feltman, Ramsey Marquis, Max Gardenswartz, Bella Sandefer, Juliette Rollins, Braxton McCord, Madi Fortner, Fisher Albright, Frankie Duke, Gracie Peterson, Kaia Wolfrom, Ranger Wynn, Nick Fehr, Qwydion Schier, Dakota Countryman, Holden Blair, Hunter Ervin, Mykelti Blackburn, Jason Cox, Jessica Mandeville, Jaiman Sharp, Bowen Johnston, Katy Heywood, Beckler Thomas, Julie Fox, Cathy Reinheimer, Hilarie Neely, Beginning Drama Class and the Advanced Performing Arts Class