In 1926, radium was a miracle cure until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces Grace Fryer a dial painter’s efforts, as she fights for her day in court. Grace battles not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with family and friends, who fear her campaign for justice will backfire. This fast-moving, highly theatrical ensemble piece offers over 30 parts as friends, co-workers, lovers, relatives, attorneys, scientists, consumer advocates, and myriad interested bystanders. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls fiercely examines the commercialization of science, the pursuit of 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.