Announcing Auditions for These Shining Lives.

• Audition Dates – March 29 and 30 @ 7pm
• Show Dates – May 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31

Open call auditions.

Please prepare a one minute monologue and be prepared for cold readings from the script.

Contact info:

• Contact the director with any questions.
• Director – Charlotte I. Myhre – charlotteimyhre@gmail.com

Plot Summary:

THESE SHINING LIVES is based on the true story of the women of The Radium Dial Company and their grounding quest to seek justice for medical damages. In the 1920’s, young women looking for work were swept up in the glamour of becoming a dial painter or “a ghost girl.” The girls were well paid and they left work glowing—literally. The women never suspected the hidden dangers of their work. In spite of the company’s attempt to discredit

Character Descriptions:

• CATHERINE DONOHUE – Age 18-30’s. A confident, young wife and mother. She insists her job is temporary, but she loves it. Above all she is a fighter.
• FRANCES – Age 18-30’s. A sweet, modest dial painter. She takes care of her crew at work, has a keen ear for gossip, always has her ear to the ground.
• CHARLOTTE – Age 18-30’s. A tough and competitive woman. She works very hard, always has a comeback, and has a secret soft side.
• PEARL – Age 18-30’s. A cute, quirky dial painter. She is always ready with a joke and doesn’t want to cause a stir.
• TOM DONOHUE – (also plays Dr. Rowntree and Dr. Dalitsch) Age 18-30’s. Young, hardworking husband and father. He is head-over-heels for his wife but is somewhat troubled that she is working.
• MR. REED – (also plays Radio Announcer, Company Doctor, Judge, and Leonard Grossman) Any age. He is the charismatic floor supervisor of the Radium Dial Company. Although he is invested in his workers and even considers them friends, he knows more than appears and does nothing to help.