"Radium Girls" Production Looking for Performers
The company is holding auditions for “Radium Girls,” Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: "Radium Girls" is based on a true story from the 1920s, when radium was hailed as a miracle cure and luminous watch dials were a craze. The action follows a watch dial painter who has contracted a mysterious illness as she struggles with her employer, her family, and public opinion for recognition and justice. This fast-paced, highly theatrical play explores the intersection of science and culture and celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit. Fans of historic film and TV dramas such as “Call the Midwife,” “Hidden Figures,” and “Erin Brockovich,” are sure to be inspired by “Radium Girls.” Additional info: Play rehearsals will begin in January. Performances are scheduled for two weekends– Feb. 23, 24, 25, and March 1, 2, and 3, 2024 Please see the attachment for more details.
25 roles
A top-notch dial painter, she is the heroine of the play, must have innocence and naivety but show great strength and conviction, 15 at the start of the play, 26 at its close
Her friend and another dial painter, she is sincere in her friendship and shares the same struggles as Grace, 15 at the start of the play
Kathryn’s cousin and another dial painter, 17 at the start of the play, Later she is in her 20s
Their supervisor at U.S. Radium Corp.
President of the U.S. Radium Corp., may seem cold-hearted and evil in his decisions, but he is ambitious and has a different set of motivations, not malicious in nature, 34 at the start of the play, 65 at its close
Legal Counsel for the company
Vice President of U.S. Radium Corp., later President of the company, supports the company at all costs.
Founder of the U.S. Radium Corp., Inventor of the luminous paint, validates all with scientific fact and has a long journey to resolution, has a Ukranian accent
Grace’s boyfriend, several years older than she
Married to Arthur Roeder
Grace’s mother
The executive director, New Jersey Consumer’s League
An attorney for the dial painters
A Harvard industrial hygienist
The county medical examiner
A dentist
Discovered radium
Columbia University industrial hygienist
A reporter, Newark Ledger
A tabloid reporter, New York Graphic, she provides ongoing commentary throughout the play and ultimately has her own interests in mind as well
An entrepreneur, manufacturer of Radithor
A consumer of Radithor SOCIETY
Mrs. James (Cora) Middleton, a well-bred woman
An overworked public employee
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE CASE
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