The Half-Life of Marie Curie
In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with a married Frenchman, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by an unrelenting and unforgiving press, Marie joins her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, to recover from the scandal at Hertha's seaside retreat on the British coast. Presented by TheatreSquared in the first production since its New York debut, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) revels in the power of female friendship between two fearless scientists at the heights and depths of their careers and lives.
In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with a married Frenchman, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by an unrelenting and unforgiving press, Marie joins her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, to recover from the scandal at Hertha's seaside retreat on the British coast. Presented by TheatreSquared in the first production since its New York debut, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) revels in the power of female friendship between two fearless scientists at the heights and depths of their careers and lives.
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THE HALF-LIFE OF<br />
MARIE CURIE<br />
Creative<br />
ASHLEIGH BURNS<br />
RUBY KEMPH<br />
JASON LYNCH<br />
MICHAEL PRIETO<br />
CHRISTOPHER SMITH<br />
BRODIE JASCH<br />
STEPHANIE COLLINS<br />
Cast<br />
REBECCA HARRIS*<br />
LEONTYNE MBELE-MBONG<br />
Time & Place<br />
1911-1914, France and England<br />
Run Time<br />
By Lauren Gunderson<br />
Directed by Dawn Monique Williams†<br />
This play runs for 80 minutes<br />
Scenic Designer<br />
Costume Designer<br />
Lighting Designer<br />
Sound Designer<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Photography<br />
Properties Manager<br />
Stage Manager<br />
<strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong><br />
Hertha Ayrton<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Half</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Marie</strong> <strong>Curie</strong> was originally commissioned by AO Media,<br />
LLC and produced in New York City by Audible <strong>The</strong>ater.<br />
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the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition <strong>of</strong> copyrighted<br />
motion pictures, videotapes or videodiscs. Criminal copyright<br />
infringement is investigated by the FBI and may constitute a felony with a<br />
maximum penalty <strong>of</strong> up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000.00 fine.<br />
LEAD SHOW SPONSORS<br />
Margaret & Dick Rutherford<br />
SHOW SPONSORS<br />
Sandy Edwards, Ann <strong>Marie</strong> Ziegler<br />
PRODUCTION TEAM<br />
Ben Corbett (Dialect Coach)<br />
Ryan Page Davenport (Wig Designer)<br />
Alex Carr (Associate Sound Designer)<br />
Sarah Behrend-Wilcox (Lead Production Assistant)<br />
Jasmine Willis (Production Assistant)<br />
Kyle Hoehn (Associate Technical Director)<br />
Jerry Jensen, Noah Johnson (Carpenters)<br />
Sophie Harris (Painter)<br />
Jennifer McClory (Set Costumer)<br />
Annika Howard (Lighting Programmer)<br />
Joshua Williams (Lighting Technician)<br />
Preston Dulaney (Camera Assistant)<br />
Kris Washington (Film Editor)<br />
Cam Hunt (COVID-19 Compliance Monitor)<br />
Shelby Alaniz, Amanda Lykins (COVID-19 Testing Nurses)<br />
BOX OFFICE<br />
Mallory Barker, Na’Tosha De’Von, Calypso Foster, Kylie Groom<br />
Stacy, Sophie Harris, Emily Tomlinson<br />
THE COMMONS BAR/CAFÉ<br />
Annie Carter, Zachary Currie, Calypso Foster, Bräm Heilmann,<br />
Kelli Humphrey, Anthony Keanu Trias, Caitlin Turner<br />
HOUSE CONCIERGE & LIVESTREAM SUPPORT<br />
Chelsea Adkins, Liz Akins, Sierra Chavez, Hailey Cochrane,<br />
Ashaunte Goodall, Abby Haggard, Bräm Heilmann, Amber Holley,<br />
Will McKinney, Delia Murry, Jasmin Nelson, Mikaela Witney<br />
SPECIAL THANKS<br />
Noah Johnson, University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
* Member, SAG-AFTRA, a national labor union representing actors, announcers,<br />
broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts,<br />
puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other<br />
media pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
† Member, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union<br />
<strong>The</strong>atreSquared is proud to partner<br />
with the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre at the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Arkansas in providing<br />
shared resources and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
opportunities for student artists-intraining.
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