Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Directed by Karen Crispin
Cecilian Auditorium, Conservatory
April 1 – 7:00 p.m.
April 2 – 7:00 p.m.
April 3 – 2:00 p.m.
Adults: $12
Non-SMWC students: $8
No charge for SMWC students, faculty, staff and Sisters of Providence. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling 812-535-5294.
This event is in person only, there will not be a livestream.
Cast
Catherine Donahue…….Carmela D’Agostino
Tom Donahue………………Adam Stattner
Charlotte Purcell………….Allyson Groves
Frances O’Connoll………Roselyn Rider
Pearl Payne………………….Autumn Wilson
Mr. Reed……………………….Keylan Bryant
Props…………………………….Emily House
Director…………………………Karen Crispin
Technical Director………..Anthony Dinkel
Lighting Designer………..David DelColletti
In the 1920s The Radium Dial Company opened a factory in Ottawa, Illinois. Over the next 11 years more than a thousand women would be hired to paint the dials on clock and watch faces. These Shining Lives is based on the true story of some of these women and how they fought against the company after it became clear that they had been poisoned doing their jobs. Theirs is a story of friendship, strength, and determination as they refuse to give up in even when the company and the public seem against them. Their fight would change the rules and laws governing worker safety.
For more information, contact Karen Crispin.