Highwood High School Proudly Presents...
Highwood High School is proud to present "Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory, from December 11th-13th.
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. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.
We are excited to invite you to attend one of our performances.
- Thursday, December 11th at 7pm
- Friday, December 12th at 7pm
- Saturday, December 13th at 1 pm
- Saturday, December 13th at 7 pm
This year we are also offering an "Eat & Seat" on Saturday Evening. This includes dinner at 5:30 sponsored by High River's JRRR BBQ.
Notes
We hope you will consider joining us this year. This play involves description of death and injury, and depictions of smoking. We recommend this play for ages 10 and up.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite or at the door.
Students (K-12): $15
Adults: $20
We ask that you purchase "Eat & Seat" tickets in advance.
Students: $40
Adults: $45
Charmaine Ferguson
she/her
BSc, BEd
Theatre/Spanish Teacher
