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by D.W. Gregory
Directed by
Becca Johnson-Spinos Vertical Divider
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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.
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Performance Dates
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Performance Location
Studio Theatre Addison Theatre Centre Addison, TX |
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Grace Fryer
Chrissy Milich Rachel Sukenik Arthur Roeder
David Allen Norton John Badar Tom Kreider/Reporter/Knef/Venecine Salesman
Bryce Lederer Logan Beutel Kathryn Shaub/Harriet Roeder/Shopgirl
Ella Warner Olivia Hankins Charlie Lee/Bailey/Drinker/Lovesick Cowboy/Male Shopper/Court
Elijah Harms Harrison Polen Mrs. Roeder/Madame Curie/Customer/Board Member #3
Katie Wischmann MacKenzie Kern |
Edward Markley/Photographer/Store Owner/Martland
Ben McElroy Collin Chapman Mrs. Fryer/Societywoman/Clerk/Mrs. McNeil/Board Member #1/Mrs. Michaels
Camryn Smith Elizabeth McCullough Irene Rudolph/Miss Wiley/Board Member #2
Elizabeth Belilty Haley Cook Dr. Von Sochocky/Raymond Berry/Dr. Flinn
Aamer Husain Jacob Ochoa Sob Sister
Elderly Widow Harper Lee Kailah Wright |
Photographs by Gabrielle Grafrath
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Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
Originally produced by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and developed with a commissioning grant from The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project.
