Grab your popcorn—it’s time to support your fellow peers performing in the Gibbons Drama productions! This year, Gibbons Drama is presenting not one, but two shows in the fall: “Radium Girls” and “She Loves Me.”
“Radium Girls”
About The Show:
Inspired by a true story, “Radium Girls” centers on the young women working in radium dial factories in the 1920s, painting watch faces with self-luminous radium paint. These women — often teenagers — were told the paint was harmless and encouraged to use their lips to bring their brushes to a fine point. At the time, radium was considered a miracle, and its dangers were largely unknown – or ignored.
The play follows Grace Fryers, a dial painter who takes pride in her work. However, as she and her co-workers begin to suffer mysterious and devastating illnesses, Grace becomes determined to seek justice.
Performance dates:
- October 9, 10, 11 @ 7:00 pm
- October 11 @ 2:30 pm
Cast List:
- Betsy Kelly: Grace Fryer
- Isadora Ghneim: Kathryn/Societywoman/Harriet/Shopgirl/ Board Member #1
- Caroline Huff: Irene/Miss Wiley/Board Member #2/Mrs. Michaels
- Sophia Kelly: Sob Sister/Macneil/Clerk/Mrs. Fryer
- Amelie Flagler: Mrs. Roeder/Madame Curie/Customer/Board Member #3
- Alex Bates: Lee/Bailey/Drinker/Lovesick Cowboy/Male Shopper/Court
- Caden Kelly: Berry/Martland/Flinn/Store Owner
- Reid Orning: Tom/Reporter/Knef/Venecine Salesman
- Snail Hunter: Markley/Von Sochocky/Elderly Widow/Photographer
- Logan Zeishner: Roeder
“She Loves Me”
About The Show:
Set in a charming 1930s perfumery, “She Loves Me” is a romantic musical comedy about Amalia and Georg, two co-workers who can’t stand each other. Despite their constant bickering, they’re unknowingly falling in love through secret letters — as anonymous pen pals. Will their real-life rivalry get in the way of true love?
Performance Dates:
- November 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 @ 7:00 pm
- November 15 & 22 @ 2:30 pm
Cast List:
- Arpad Laszlo: Bella Hoover
- Ladislav Sipos: Wyatt Johnson
- Ilona Ritter: Maddie Behrens
- Steven Kodaly: Evan Wardaszka
- Georg Nowack: Caleb Zedek
- Mr. Maraczek: Alessandro Geddes
- Amalia Balash: Mollie Reeves
- Headwaiter: Sophia Bell
- Ensemble: Quentin Briceno, Gabi Marcus, Lia Marcus, David Mills, Mary Helen Phares, Kelsey Rangnow
- Fire Department\Dancer: Livi Swain
- Stage Management: Hannah Rutherford, Juliana Parente
