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Arthur Roeder takes over Dr. Von Sochocky’s job as President of the U.S. Radium Corporation. He is 34 at the start of the play, and is 65 at its close. He strongly believes in radium’s corporate potential, and is ready to capitalize on its hopeful future successes. In his
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Embrace the Trajectory of Cognitive Dissonance
Arthur Roeder must not be played as a villain who deliberately poisons his employees; he is an idealist blinded by corporate ambition and the revolutionary promise of radium. In the early scenes, project high energy, genuine charm, and executive optimism—he sincerely believes he is pioneering a medical miracle that benefits society. As evidence mounts, your performance should shift from enthusiastic denial to desperate self-preservation,
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