Radium Girls, by D.W. Gregory, is a gripping drama inspired by the true story of young female dialpainters in the 1920s who were poisoned by their factory’s luminous radium paint. The play follows Grace Fryer as she attempts to take legal action against her employer and receive compensation for her ongoing medical bills. Exploring themes of labor rights, exploitation of workers, commercialization of science, and the influence of the press and public opinion, Radium Girls is powerful, fast paced, and topically relevant today.