“Arthur Roeder really spoke to me because he is a good man who is tempted by a lot of evil,” he said. Nick Boisvert, who plays Arthur Roeder, was drawn in by the opportunity to portray a complex and multidimensional character who grows throughout the journey. “I think there’s a level of catharsis that’s going to be happening in the audience because it’s a really emotional show, and I think that it’s going to capture a lot of hearts.” “Getting the chance to tell this story is really unique,” said Gretchen Carpenter, who plays Grace Fryer. It didn't take long for the story to pique the interest of the cast and crew. “She wrote some pretty true-to-life people in some extraordinary situations.” Gregory did not write stereotypical characters,” Pensis said. “One of the reasons I like this play is the fact that the playwright D.W. Gregory’s cautionary tale balances the intricacies of everyday life with the tragedies faced by the characters as they come to terms with their fate. “It’s more true to life and more accessible.” While it is one of this season’s most serious productions, director Claude Pensis said it still incorporates humor into several scenes. It demonstrates the effects on society when business application comes before medical research. The story follows Grace Fryer as she goes from a young watch painter who accidentally ingests radium while on the job to a woman fighting for her day in court.
Working as a time vessel, the play transports audiences back to 1920s New Jersey and into the true story of the women who faced complications from radium poisoning while painting the luminescent substance onto watches. Gregory’s “Radium Girls,” which opens Friday night and runs through Sunday, Oct. From left, Gretchen Carpenter as Grace, Maddie Burgess as Kathryn and Anna Mettes as Irene.īut that is what Grand Canyon University’s Ethington Theatre has in store in its production of D.W.
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