Exeter Township Senior High School presents its production of “Radium Girls” on Nov. 7 and 9.
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches were all 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 watch dial painter, as she fights for her day in court after she and her co-workers became seriously ill while working at the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, NJ. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder 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.
Will justice prevail for Grace and her friends? Or will big business win? Find out during the Exeter Township Senior High School’s production of this true-life legal thriller.
Radium Girls stars Alison Applegate as Grace Fryer and Lilli McNally and Ella Mackey as her sickly friends working for their boss, Arthur Roeder, played by August Merwin. The play also features the talent of Logan Hellwig, Anthony Greene, Cody Manning and Amari King.
The ensemble includes Ava Carabajal, Ava Diaz, Nevaeh Foran, Niko Frederick, Abigail Hasselbach, Ryan Hernandez, Josephine Hunter, Kendall Meade, Victoria Nuss, Aurora Olson, Kennedy Rock and Elizabeth Schwenk.
Playtimes are Nov. 7 and 9 at 7 p.m. at Exeter Township Senior High School, 201 E. 37th St., Exeter Township. Tickets are $10 for adults or $5 for students or senior citizens and can be purchased at the door or online at https://exeterhs.seatyourself.biz.
