Up Next: Radium Girls
THAT’S BACK TO WORK WITH YOU, GIRLS.
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 offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science
Performances are April 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 7:30 PM, and April 7 and 13 at 2 PM.
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Young Company is the educational arm of the Old Town Playhouse and offers a wide variety of classes, workshops and productions for young people of all ages. Our class sessions are held in the fall, winter and late spring, offering a uniquely authentic theatre learning experience.
The Young Company productions, musicals, dramas and intimate studio plays provide students with the highest quality production values and professional direction and design.