Valencia College Theater will present Radium Girls, a historical drama by D.W. Gregory based on the true story of female factory workers who were poisoned and killed by radium-based paint while making glow-in-the-dark watches. The play opens Feb. 13 and runs for seven performances in Valencia College's Black Box Theater.
The narrative is set from 1918 through the 1940s, though most of it centers on events in New Jersey in the mid-1920s. It follows dial painter Grace Fryer as she takes on the U.S. Radium Corporation, and Arthur Roeder, her former employer. The play is recommended for ages 13 and up, and contains mature themes including illness, death and corporate negligence.
The Black Box Theater is in Building 3 on Valencia's East Campus at 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail in Orlando. Performances are Feb. 13, 14, 16, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are 15 dollars for the general public and 10 dollars for Valencia students, staff, military and senior citizens, with a 2 dollar fee applying to all tickets. They can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 407-582-2900.
Press release issued by Valencia College:
https://news.valenciacollege.edu/valencia-college-theater-to-present-radium-girls/
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