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Production has wrapped on Ages of the Moon, the feature film adaptation of the play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Season 3 of Rivals will be executive-produced by the duo, Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade (The Riot Club) and Felicity Blunt.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Besides all the people who make sacrifices to care for someone in poor health or in need, the inspirations for OnWord Theatre’s first staged musical were actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith and playwright Lynn Nottage.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
Orlando Senna, a high-energy, tireless and charming Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist, died June 9 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Season 3 of Rivals will be executive-produced by the duo, Olivier Award-winning playwright Laura Wade (The Riot Club) and Felicity Blunt.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Besides all the people who make sacrifices to care for someone in poor health or in need, the inspirations for OnWord Theatre’s first staged musical were actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith and playwright Lynn Nottage.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
Orlando Senna, a high-energy, tireless and charming Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist, died June 9 from pneumonia in Rio de Janeiro.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 11 June 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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