These Shining Lives
395 Main Street Stoneham
Even as the young women working at The Radium Dial Corporation forged friendships and built self esteem, their health was secretly being destroyed. This is the central paradox behind These Shining Lives, the celebrated play by Melanie Marnich (HBO's Big Love), now at the Stoneham Theatre. During the 1920's, some 4,000 women painted watch-faces for The Radium Dial Corporation. For many, it was a rare shot at decent employment in a male-dominated business world. Little did the women know, however, that that the radioactive paint they were using would undermine their health for decades to come. These Shining Lives follows four women who, bonded by their workplace experience and mounting health problems, find the courage to stand up to their employers and demand change. Caitlin Lowans directs a limited engagement of this important and moving play.
Thru - Jun 22, 2013