Radium Girls at CNY Community Arts Center

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rageuntil 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 by GW Gregory, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece being presented weekends October 7-16 by the CNY Community Arts Center in Fulton, featuring a cast of 19 actors playing over 38 roles, under the direction of SALT (Syracuse Area Live Theatre) Award-winning director William Edward White.
Ages: Age 12 and up