Radium Girls

Director: David W. Booth

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 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 and 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.

Show dates for Radium Girls are as follows:
Thursday, May 8, 2025 • 7:30 PM
Friday, May 9, 2025 • 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025 • 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 11, 2025 • 2:00 PM
Friday, May 16, 2025 • 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 17, 2025 • 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 18, 2025 • 2:00 PM

Radium Girls is generously sponsored by Curated Travel, LLC and Jerry & Annette Johns. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.