Morgan High School Drama Club Stages Radium Girls Next Weekend

The Morgan High School Drama Club is staging its spring production of "Radium Girls" next weekend, bringing to life one of the most dramatic labor and public health battles of the early 20th century.

The play, written by D.W. Gregory, is based on the true story of young women employed as dial painters who were exposed to dangerous levels of radium in the early 1900s and subsequently fought the U.S. Radium Corporation for justice after suffering devastating, in many cases fatal, injuries. The Herald described the production as "attention-grabbing and emotional" in its March 15 coverage of the upcoming shows.

The cast spans all four class years, with freshmen through seniors taking on roles that include dial painters, company men, reporters, and admirers, according to The Herald. The production is scheduled to include multiple showings over the weekend.

Specific performance dates, showtimes, ticket prices, and venue details had not been confirmed in available pre-show coverage as of Sunday. Interested attendees should contact Morgan High School directly or check with The Herald, which has published ongoing coverage of the production, for complete scheduling and ticketing information.

The subject matter carries particular weight for a high school cast. The Radium Girls were largely young women, many of them teenagers, when they began working at factories where radium-laced paint was used to illuminate watch and instrument dials. Their legal fight against corporate denial of responsibility helped establish foundational precedents in occupational safety law in the United States.

The spring production marks the drama club's major theatrical offering of the school year.