Radium Girls

Radium’s discovery made Madame Curie an international celebrity and was considered a miracle cure for a myriad of illnesses. In 1926 luminous watches were painted with this wondrous, glow-in-the-dark discovery, until the girls working in factories painting the watch dials begin to fall ill with an unidentified disease. Written by D.W. Gregory, this story is inspired by true events following Grace Fryer, one of the dial painters, fighting for restitution against her former employer Arthur Roeder. Roeder attests this miracle element radium cannot possibly be something that treats tumors and also  be the cause of burgeoning illness amongst the factory workers.

Assistant Director, Gabe Levi; Scenic Design by Samantha Driggers; Costume Design by Briann Johnson; Lighting Design by Steve Miller; Photography by Rebecca Allen.