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Caltech Playreaders 69th Season: "Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie" by Alan Alda

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
7:30pm to 10:00pm
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Athenaeum, Hall of Associates
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An examination of Marie Curie's work and her private life.

"Juicy, gaslit melodrama [...] illuminates the challenges that Marie Curie faced in pursuing a career in the sciences at a time when it was virtually unheard of for women to take prominent roles in academic or public life." – The New York Times

Admission is $3.00 for members of the Caltech Women's Club; $4.00 for all others. Light refreshments will be served after the reading.

To dine at the Athenaeum beforehand, call (626) 395-8204 for reservations. Plan to be seated by 5:30. You are welcome to join the Playreaders table.

Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

For more information, please contact Joanne Doyle by email at [email protected] or visit the Caltech Playreaders website.
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