In 1926 Radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie, an international celebrity, and luminous watches were the latest rage-until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.  Inspired by the 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 can 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 Corp. but with her own family and friends who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.  

This play is produced in agreement with Dramatic Publishing 311 Washington St, Woodstock IL 60098.  

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