This riveting two actress play tells of the remarkable real-life friendship of Marie Curie (Emily Aslakson) and Hertha Ayerton (Laura Taylor), and will be presented at the Fellowship Hall of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Big Rapids. It's an extraordinary up-close-and-personal theatrical production, where the audience is just a breath away from the action! "The Half-Life of Marie Curie" is touching, dramatic, informative, laugh-out loud funny, inspiring, and emotionally complex.
Showtimes are 7pm on June 12, 13, 14 and 2:30pm on June 15. Seating is limited. Tickets are $15, online purchases at stage-m.org, and at the door as available (cash only).
The (true!) story:
In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. By 1912, widowed Marie 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, Marie agrees to join her friend and fellow scientist Hertha Ayerton at her summer home in England. "THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE" revels in the power of female friendship as it explores the relationship between these two brilliant women, both of whom were mothers, widows, and fearless champions of scientific inquiry.
Directed by Jim Samuels.
*Contains adult language, may not be suitable for children.*
Sponsored by Susan Grant, Kim Booher, Erin Carrier, Nancy Baldwin, and Paula Beilfuss.
All profits will be donated to Manna Pantry in Big Rapids.
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