These Shining Lives
Written by Melanie Marnich
Produced by special arrangement by Dramatists Play Service.
October 17, 18, 19, 2024
“These Shining Lives” chronicles the true story of women working at the Radium Dial Company in the 1920s. Lured by good wages, these women painted watch dials with luminous, radium-based paint, unaware of the devastating health consequences. As they fall ill, the play follows their fight for justice against a corporation that values profit over the lives of its employees, bravely illuminating a dark chapter in American labor history and exploring themes of corporate negligence, female resilience, and the enduring need for workers’ rights.
Cast and Crew
Director: Christine Hall
Assistant Director: TBA
CATHERINE DONOHUE – Christine Hall
PEARL – Lexy Irving
CHARLOTTE, REPORTER 1 – Mandy Jaster
FRANCES, REPORTER 2 – Kayla Mason
TOM DONOHUE – Josh Price
MR. REED, LEONARD GROSSMAN, RADIO ANNOUNCER – Luke Mason
DR. DALITSCH, COMPANY DOC, JUDGE – Jon Wilson
SON – TBD
Daughter – TBD