Radium Girls
by Austin Educational Theatre
Nov. 05 - Nov. 12, 2016
Friday-Sunday
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.
Radium Girls
by D. W. Gregory
Austin Educational Theatre
November 05 - November 12, 2016
113 Industrial Boulevard, C-3
Austin, TX, 78745
Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 7 p.m.; Siunday, November 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12, 2016 at 7 p.m.
Tickets $10 available on-line HERE
Performance Location:
BAM Academy Theatre
113 Industrial Blvd Suite C1
Austin, TX 78745
