Actors’ Repertory Theatre of Simi is delighted to once again invite audiences to enjoy the countless benefits of a live theatre experience. Our upcoming season is an exciting blend of drama, comedy, music and mayhem – a little something for everyone!
This wonderful new addition to Ventura County performance venues will continue to offer a season of original, thought provoking and relevant live theatre, in addition to providing a more intimate, affordable rental space for other theatre companies and providers, as scheduling permits. ARTSpace includes seating of 70 regular theatre seats, in addition to an expanded capacity of 90-100 total patrons, ample lighting instruments and a fully equipped tech booth with acoustic and limited amplified sound options
ARTSpace is located in the converted multi-purpose room at ARTS Cultural Enrichment Center, 2956 School St., Simi Valley 93065. Although there is no formal parking lot for the theater, there is ample street parking for patrons.
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ARTS presents
RADIUM GIRLS
A PLAY IN TWO ACTS BY D. W. GREGORY
Directed by Beth Stockton
ARTSpace Black Box Theater – 2956 School St., Simi Valley, 93065
January 24 – February 9, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm – Sundays at 2:00pm
Admission: $20 Seniors and Students: $18
Reservations: jgartdept@sbcglobal.net
SYNOPSIS: Radium Girls is D.W. Gregory’s gripping drama based on the true story of female laborers who were poisoned and killed by their factory’s radium-based paint. Though Radium Girls ranges from 1918 through the 1940’s, the bulk of the narrative is centered on events in New Jersey in the mid 1920’s.
The play highlights Grace, Irene, and Kathryn who paint dials in the U.S. Radium Plant and are instructed to finely point their brushes by molding the bristles with their mouths while painting. The factory’s new owner, Arthur Roeder, is excited by radium’s promising future and believes in the company’s potential for growth. Roder’s mindset is supported by Marie Curie, the internationally famous scientist, who believes radium provides many health benefits and could even cure cancer. But soon many of the the girls begin to notice disturbing health issues, and one of their co-workers dies, but her death is brushed aside. The plant tries to keep the girls who are getting sicker from talking to the press, push back their court dates, and deflect any negativity toward the company. Some of the surviving girls finally get settlements and medical coverage for the rest of their shortened lives.
Radium Girls fiercely examines the commercialization of science, the pursuit of both health and wealth, the power of the underdog, and the fierce injustice laborers in America have faced, and may even continue to face in the present.
Running time: 105 minutes with 15 minute intermission between acts.
Recommended for audiences 12+ due to subject matter.
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ARTSpace Black Box Theater – 2956 School St., Simi Valley, 93065
June 27 – July 20, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm – Sundays at 2:00pm
Admission: $20 Seniors and Students: $18
Reservations: jgartdept@sbcglobal.net
Recommended for mature audiences (14+) due to subject matter.
GENERAL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performances times in ARTSpace are generally Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Reservations can be made by emailing jgartdept@sbcglobal.net and payment will be accepted via VENMO at @Jan-Glasband or at the door at the time of performance. We recommend arriving 30 minutes prior to curtain to purchase tickets and select seats.
GENERAL TICKET PRICING AND PAYMENT
Ticket pricing for all ARTS’ main stage productions at ARTSpace Black Box Theater, unless otherwise noted, is as follows:
$20 Adults, $18 Seniors (62+)/Students and Children 12 Years and Under. Reservations are recommended can be made via email (jgartdept@sbcglobal.net). Payment is accepted at the door and can be made by cash or Venmo (@Jan-Glasband)
Seating is festival style (non assigned)