Get your Tickets for Radium Girls - Feb 27 & 28, March 1
It’s 1926 and Radium is thought to be a miracle cure. Teenager Grace Fryer has joined the United States Radium Corporation as a dial painter in Orange, New Jersey. With two brothers fighting overseas, she wants to do her part to support the war effort.
Along with her friends Katherine Schaub and Irene Rudolph, Grace painted hundreds of watches and military dials with radium each day at work. Ten years later, after many of the women began mysteriously falling ill, including herself, Grace courageously took a stand in court and fought the U.S. Radium Corporation – demanding they cover the women’s rising medical bills and acknowledge the dangers of working with radium to implement safety measures for future employees.
Arthur Roeder, the new president of the U.S. Radium Corporation, wanted only the best for his company and his family. But when rumours spread about a mysterious illness plaguing his dial painters – both past and present – he must defend everything he has worked for.
Radium Girls is a fast-paced, heartfelt production about the events of the real Radium Girls in Orange, New Jersey. Taking place in the 1920s, it explores topics such as love, loss and greed. With a cast of eight members playing over 30 different characters, this show is one you will not want to miss.
There will be three performances of Radium Girls on February 27 & 28 at 7:00 pm, and March 1 at 1:30 pm. Purchase your tickets today at https://www.cds.on.ca/tickets.
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
