The Empty Space’s mission is to provide professional quality live theatre to the community of Bakersfield and to create an opportunity for local actors, directors and technicians to work in a creative environment that allows them to express themselves and their artistic ideas while encouraging them to continue to study and improve their craft.
Description
RADIUM GIRLS
Written by D.W. Gregory
Directed by Marina Gradowitz
Assistant Directed by Elizabeth Bomar
January 23, 24, 29, 30, & 31 @ 7:30pm
January 25 @ 2pm
ABOUT THE PLAY
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 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.
Please note our new start time at 7:30PM. Doors open at 7PM.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit esonline.org.
Date & Time
Jan 23 - 31, 2026
Venue Details
The Empty Space
5417 Woodmere DriveBakersfield, California 93313
