Next at Scene One Theatre is the Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory. 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 t

In 1926, radium was celebrated as a miraculous cure, Madame Curie gained worldwide recognition, and luminous watches became a fashionable trend—until the female workers who painted them started to experience a puzzling illness. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls chronicles the journey of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her primary adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who grapples with the unsettling possibility that the very elem

Scene One is excited for the second weekend of Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory. 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. Brilliantly directed by Jon-Michael Rutter, this amazing cast tells a heart-felt and important story in A

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