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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. 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.
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The Women in the Factory
Grace Fryer: Sophie Toal
Kathryn Schaub: Anna Schoen
Irene Rudolph: Hannah Ruge
Other Factory Girls: Emily Cichosz, Megan Cichosz, Kaden Klinnert, Frankie Richardson, Katinka Wellnitz, Ellen Zomok, Klowee Malakowsky, Anna Volfova, Tianna Muffenbier,
Mrs. Alma Macneil: Amber Norgrant
The Company Men
Arthur Roeder: Connor Kropp
Edward Markley: Will Yager
C.B. “Charlie” Lee: Peyton Jonus
Dr. Von Sochocky: Jonathan Norgrant
THEIR FAMILY and FRIENDS
Tom Krieder: Paul Cushman
Diane Roeder: Holly Schneider
Harriet Roeder: Klowee Malakowsky
Anna Fryer: Molly Nelson
The Advocates
Katherine Wiley: Rose Kruse
Raymond Berry: Max Killeen
The Scientists
Dr. Cecil Drinker: William Sailer
Dr. Harrison Martland: Ashley Haxton
Dr. Joseph Knef: Dylan Bredehoft
Dr. Marie Curie: Nicky Monul
Frederick Flinn: Reina Beisell
The Press
Reporter: Charlie Cushman
Sob Sister: Maria Nielsen
The Witnesses & Others
William J.A. Bailey: Elsie Jarvar
Mrs. Michaels: Olivia Horsman
Society Woman Cora Middleton: Megan LaVigne
Clerk: Emily Cichosz
Shop Owner: Faith Gosse
Customer: Tianna Muffenbeir
Shopgirl: Ellen Zomok
Elderly Widow: Wynnie Gray-Burlingame
Photographer: Ella Schneider
Love Sick Cowboy: Reina Beisell
Venecine Salesman: Elsie Jarvar
Male Shopper: Dylan Bredehoft
Court: William Sailer
Board Member #1: Megan LaVigne
Board Member #2: Frankie Richardson
Board Member #3: Megan Cichosz
TECH
Lights: Keller Peterson
Sound: Spencer Lavelle
Stage Manager: Olivia Sailer
Locker Signs: Anna Schoen
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