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Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 5m
"Juicy, gaslit melodrama [...] illuminates the challenges that Marie Curie faced in pursuing a career in the sciences at a time when it was virtually unheard of for women to take prominent roles in academic or public life." – The New York Times
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Cast Size
3w, 5m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Period -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
With backbreaking work in a ramshackle lab in Paris, Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre, achieve a revolutionary understanding of radiation and share a Nobel Prize. When her beloved Pierre dies in an accident, Marie is plunged into depression. Paul Langevin, fleeing an unhappy marriage, gives her the strength to return to her work. But the scandal over their affair threatens to end her career – just when she might become the first person ever to receive a second Nobel Prize.
History
2011 Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, California.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1910s/WWI
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features Not Applicable
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
Alan Alda – Winner! John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre
“Juicy, gaslit melodrama…illuminates the challenges that Marie Curie faced in pursuing a career in the sciences at a time when it was virtually unheard of for women to take prominent roles in academic or public life.” – The New York Times
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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