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Radium Girls

“Radium Girls may speak to our collective capacity for denial. But it also celebrates our individual courage.”

- The Daily Record, Morristown, N.J.

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FAVORITES

A Thing of Beauty

“Every work of art is a political statement”

Memoirs of a Forgotten Man

Long before fake news was a trending topic, it was called propaganda. And in the Soviet Union, circa 1938, it was the grease that kept Stalin’s machinery of terror in motion.

Radium Girls

The original award-winning drama based on the true story. In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.

Radium Girls Is Among Top 20 Produced Plays in 2025

With more than 350 productions last year, RADIUM GIRLS is among the 20 most produced plays in the U.S., according to Playbill Magazine. Written by D.W. Gregory and published by Dramatic Publishing, Radium Girls has been a steady favorite among U.S. high schools, colleges, and community theaters for more than ten years. “This is a […]

Salvation Road

Two guys. One rusted out Honda. Twenty-four hours to separate a girl from her guru. The road to Hell was never more fun.

The Other American

A chance encounter in a Paris cafe catapults an American art student into one of the darkest chapters of the Cold War.

The Yellow Stocking Play

D.W. Gregory, author of Radium Girls and Salvation Road. The music and lyrics are by writing team Steven M. Alper & Sarah Knapp, whose musical version of Mark Harelik’s The Immigrant received two Drama Desk award nominations when it was produced off-Broadway.

“A PLAYWRIGHT WITH A TALENT TO ENLIGHTEN AND PROVOKE”
— The New York Times
WHAT I DO
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As A Dramatist
I write plays that examine American culture—our obsessions with image and privilege, our fundamental sexism, implicit racism, and propensity to violence, and ultimately, our collective optimism. In my work, tragedy and comedy exist side by side because they exist that way in life. The play is funny until it isn’t—and at that point, the larger questions are revealed.
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As A Teaching Artist
As the author of more than a dozen plays for young actors, I’ve been privileged to work as an artist in residence at a series of theatre programs and private and public schools around the country. I am available for short-term residencies, as well as one-day workshops and longer-term residencies.
EVENTS

Turning Points in Drama – Southeastern Theater Conference

Date: March 6, 2026
Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Chattanooga Convention Center Glass Room 1
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D.W. will be in attendance at the Southeastern Theater Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 3 – 7. On March 6, she will offer a workshop, Turning Points in Drama, at 10:30 a.m.

Join her as we explore one of the most terrifying concepts in playwright — structure! What is it and how can you make it work for you? Come find out.

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