Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "Radium Girls" Stage Play
Audition opportunity for boys and girls ages 15+ for the stage play "Radium Girls." Please refer to the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: 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. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees. As the case goes on, however, Grace 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. Rate: No pay. Additional info: Actors are asked to prepare a 1-minute dramatic monologue. Rehearsals Begin: May 20, 2024 Run/Shoot: June 21, 2024 – June 29, 2024 Callback Dates/Times: April 20 @ 10a-12p Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.
25 roles
A top-notch dial painter, she is the heroine of the play, must have innocence and naivety but show great strength and conviction, 15 at the start of the play, 26 at its close.
Her friend and another dial painter, she is sincere in her friendship and shares the same struggles as Grace, 15 at the start of the play.
Kathryn’s cousin and another dial painter, 17 at the start of the play, Later she is in her 20s
Their supervisor at U.S. Radium Corp.
President of the U.S. Radium Corp., may seem cold-hearted and evil in his decisions, but he is ambitious and has a different set of motivations, not malicious in nature.
Legal Counsel for the company.
Vice President of U.S. Radium Corp., later President of the company, supports the company at all costs.
Founder of the U.S. Radium Corp., Inventor of the luminous paint, validates all with scientific fact and has a long journey to resolution, has a Ukranian accent.
Grace’s boyfriend, several years older than she.
Married to Arthur Roeder.
Their daughter, 9 years old at first, later she is in her 30s
Grace’s mother.
The executive director, New Jersey Consumer’s League.
An attorney for the dial painters.
A Harvard industrial hygienist.
The county medical examiner.
A dentist.
Discovered radium.
Columbia University industrial hygienist
A reporter, Newark Ledger.
A tabloid reporter, New York Graphic, she provides ongoing commentary throughout the play and ultimately has her own interests in mind as well.
An entrepreneur, manufacturer of Radithor.
A consumer of Radithor.
Mrs. James (Cora) Middleton, a well-bred woman.
An overworked public employee.
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