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Radium Girls

Fri, Jun 23

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The George Frey Center

A wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

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Radium Girls
Radium Girls

Time & Location

Jun 23, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM EDT

The George Frey Center, 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, USA

About the event

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 referred to as an “engrossing” drama by critics. The play offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

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