Radium Girls

  • May 18 - 20, 2023

  • Mankiw Theater @ Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

    785 Beaver Street
    Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
Ticket Price $20.00 This event is now over
Description

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 and terrifying 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 against her former employer. As the case goes on, 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 a fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece that has been called a “powerful” and “engrossing” drama by critics. Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

 

May 18-20

Mankiw Theatre @ Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

Tickets $20 -- General Admission

Date & Time

May 18 - 20, 2023

Venue Details

Mankiw Theater @ Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall

785 Beaver Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452 Mankiw Theater @ Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
Arlington Children's Theatre

Arlington Children’s Theatre (ACT) is dedicated to creating quality theatrical events, workshops, and experiences that educate, inspire, and enrich the lives of children ages 7-18, their families, and the community. We produce a variety of plays and musicals each season and offer exciting workshops and vacation day programs that center on the educational process and the theatrical and interpersonal development of each individual participant.

ACT’s Mission Statement:

  • ACT embraces by opening its doors to all who wish to participate regardless of background, experience, or ability.
  • ACT enriches by providing a safe, welcoming space where children can be exposed to new experiences, different points of view, and challenged beyond their current selves.
  • ACT educates formally through its workshops, programs and high-quality productions led by staff with years of experience and dedication to theatre. ACT also educates informally by helping give children the freedom to express themselves, and develop the communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution skills necessary to see a complex production with many personalities come to life.
  • ACT entertains by creating excellent, professional-looking and -sounding productions that everyone can enjoy and be proud of: the ACTors, their parents, the artistic staff, and the local community.
  • ACT encourages by supporting everyone in the ACT community and teaching them to be resilient, humble, and to persevere.