“The Half- Life of Marie Curie” is a very clever title for Lauren Gunderson’s new world premiere play, now being presented by Audible at the Minetta Lane Theatre, considering Curie discovered and named the elements radium and polonium, but it gives the wrong impression altogether. It should be the incredible life of Marie Curie. She was the first woman to win a Nobel prize, the first person to... Read more
Audible Inc. presents the world premiere of Lauren Gunderson's The Halif-Life of Marie Curie, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch and starring Obie Award winner Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany, at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
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Running time:
1hr 25mins (no intermission)
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About The Half-Life of Marie Curie:
Science made them remarkable. Friendship made them resilient. The Half-Life of Marie Curie is a compelling new play about renowned scientist Marie Curie and radical engineer Hertha Ayrton—and the friendship that strengthened their resolve to pursue their ambitions.
The Half-Life of Marie Curie CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Lauren Gunderson
Producer:
Audible Inc.
Director:
Gaye Taylor Upchurch
Lighting:
Amith Chandrashaker
Sound:
Darron L. West
Design:
Rachel Hauck
Costume:
Sarah Laux
Cast list:
Kate Mulgrew (as Hertha Ayrton) and Francesca Faridany (as Marie Curie)
Minetta Lane Theatre
Address:
18 Minetta Lane (between Bleecker and West 3rd Street), New York, NY 10014
Nearest subway station:
West 4th Street - Washington Square Station