From: Beowulf Alley Theatre Company [mailto:beowulfalley@beowulfalley.pmailus.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: Check out what's happening at B.A.T.C this March!
Beowulf Alley Theatre presents
Radium Girls
By D.W. Gregory
Directed by Sheldon Metz
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. This story changed laws in the country regarding protection of employees. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece. Nine actors portray more than 30 parts--friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders. Radium Girls offers a "powerful" and "engrossing" theatrical experience,as well as, a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.
March 15th - April 8th
Beowulf Alley Theatre
11 South 6th Avenue (Downtown between Broadway and Congress)
Tickets online http://beowulfalley.org/html/tickets.html
Box Office: boxoffice@beowulfalley.org - Tickets by phone: 520-882-0555
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