“Radium Girls” Stage Play Searching For Cast
Auditions for Theatre’s upcoming production of “Radium Girls”. In need of cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: 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. Additional info: Everyone is encouraged to participate. Scripts are available in the Theatre box office, but please remember ALL scripts must be returned to Theatre the first night of auditions. Performances will be September 19 – 22, 2024. All performances are at 7:00 pm, except for the Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm. If you are interested, please apply.
15 roles
15 at beginning and then 26 at end. Dial painter in factory. Gentle and placating in nature, uneducated, wants to do what’s right, quiet strength.
15 at start of the play, ages like Grace. Friend of Grace –dial painter feisty, outspoken.
17 at start and then late 20’s. Kathryn’s cousin, dial painter. Fun-loving, ‘giggly’.
Exec Director, New Jersey Consumer’s League. Public speaker, think suffragette – determined, fights for cause.
Nancy Jane Harlan (reporters who specialized in newspaper articles with emphasis on the human interest angle). Tabloid reporter, New York Graphic. Hustler, competing with male counterparts.
Married to Arthur Roeder Homemaker, upper class, believes in her husband.
Grace’s mother. Does like conflict. Doesn’t’ want to make a fuss about things.
34 at beginning and 65 at end President of US Radium Corp. More considerate and compassionate than colleagues, family man, conflicted.
VP and later President of Radium Corp. About sales and marketing – a little on the cold side.
Reporter – Newark Ledger Hustler, after a good story.
Early 20’s at start and then late 20’s. Grace’s boyfriend. Simple guy – just wants to get married and have kids, doesn’t support Grace’s fight but loves her.
An attorney for dial painters. Comes across as genuine and concerned but can be swayed.
A dentist. Direct, no-nonsense, self-interested.
Counsel for the Company. Lawyer, patient, practical.
Founder of US Radium Corp., inventor of luminous paint. German accent, scientist, conflicted between innovation and consequences.
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