Radium Girls Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Book by Donald W. Gregory
Paperback: 111 pages
Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Company (December 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583421904
ISBN-13: 978-1583421901
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Playwright D.W. Gregory knows drama.With keen control of character and pace she reels in the audience then cunningly culls from them the emotional threads that tie their attention to the action.Her gifted agility for dialog and the skill to paint people in honest, humanistic hues, allows Gregory to present protagonists we never entirely love, antagonists we never wholly hate.Radium Girls is based on true-life tragedy: an industrial slaughter of the innocents made possible by a strange marriage of ignorance and corporate duplicity. The play proves haunting and timeless, leaving theatre-goers with at least as many questions as answers -- as well it should.Well-researched and well-written, Gregory's triumphantly rendered Radium Girls makes of theatre what it ought to be: distilling, disturbing, distracting.Why?Because good theatre distills concepts of broad scope and great impact into digestible chunks, disturbs us from the cushioned confines of our personal comfort zones, forcing us to think, and momentarily distracts us from real time as it thoroughly draws us in. In short: it condenses; it edifies; it entertains.I was fortunate to see the world premier of this play as well as several additional productions around the country. If you have an opportunity to produce, perform in, or attend a production of Radium Girls, don't miss it.You'll come out glowing.
Well written, slightly avant-guarde treatment of a truly shameful story of corporate greed and misinformation. The action flows nicely from scene to scene, told through the eyes of one Radium Girl and her struggles to get justice for her condition. The Radium Girls case led to a major reformation in industrial safety laws and corporate responsibility. An entertaining read—I would like to see a production someday.
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This is a great play and great subject. The play is suitable for high school or college students. It gives a good discription of the Radium Painters tradgedy. People who enjoy this play should also read "These Shinning Lives" which is also about the radioum dial painters but puts them in their early 20-30s. The sorrow and courage of these women in 1920's America is amazing.
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