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CD Audiobook

The half-life of Marie Curie / by Lauren Gunderson; directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.

ISBN: 9781713578796
Physical Description: 2 audio discs (1 1/2 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, 2019.
Copyright: &copy;2019

Gunderson, Lauren, (author.). Gunderson, Lauren, (author.). Upchurch, Gaye Taylor, (director.). Mulgrew, Kate, 1955- (performer.). Faridany, Francesca, 1969- (performer.). West, Darron L., (sound designer.).

Summary:

"In 1912, scientist Marie Curie spent two months on the British seaside at the home of Hertha Ayrton, an accomplished mathematician, inventor, and suffragette. At the time, Curie was in the throes of a scandal in France over her affair with Paul Langevin, which threatened to overshadow the accomplishment of her second Nobel Prize. Performed by Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany at the Minetta Lane Theatre, this play by Lauren Gunderson is an ode to two remarkable women who, despite tremendous personal and professional obstacles, continued to devote their lives to scientific innovation and social change. Playwright Lauren Gunderson was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible commissioned playwright, she received funding and creative support to develop The Half-Life of Marie Curie--Container.