Senior Kealani Hughes of Portland, Tenn. (right) applies make-up to Sophomore Cavan Henderson of Lexington, Ky. before the performance of “These Shining Lives” in Russell Miller Theater on Saturday, Sept. 23. The play is based on the true stories of four women who became fatally ill from radium poisoning while working at a watch factory in the 1920s. Henderson’s character, a lawyer who defends the women against all odds, does provide some comic relief, though, “he’s going to get them the justice they deserve,” says Henderson.