The Half-Life of Marie Curie

The Half-Life of Marie Curie

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Anne McEvoy

March 21 – April 13, 2025

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 the married Frenchman Paul Langevin, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by the press lambasting her as a “foreign” Jewish temptress and a homewrecking traitor, Marie agrees to join her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, 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 are mothers, widows, and fearless champions of scientific inquiry.

“A frisky, feminist crowd-pleaser, THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE radiates empowerment—which is fitting, since it centers on the woman who coined the term radioactivity. …enlightening and entertaining.” —Time Out New York.

*NEW* Talk-Back Discussion with the Cast & Crew after the show on Saturday, March 22nd

Ticket prices are $21 for adults, $20 for seniors (60+), and $13 for students (any age with a valid ID). Buy Tickets

Box Office hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 1-6PM 440-331-0403.