Radium Girls

Oct 24, 2020 - Oct 25, 2020
Showtimes
S M T W T F S
2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Synopsis

We are so excited to announce the first show of our 2020-2021 Youth Series: Radium Girls. The Young Professionals Conservatory students will work together on
a virtual production of Radium Girls, using the skills and knowledge they
learn in their classes during the first quarter!

This show will be presented LIVE and Virtually!

Tickets Available Here!

**Please Note: Ticket Sales will close 90 minutes prior to each performance! **

Glow Sticks Cast- October 24th

Lava Lamps Cast- October 25th

SYNOPSIS:

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 for 9 to 10 actors, who play 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.