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She was frequently caught short by the playwright’s winking ambush.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Hamilton was married to poet and playwright Frank Jenkins (Driving While Black in Beverly Hills) from 1964 until his death in 2014.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Per Carson's announcement, Hamilton also collaborated with her husband, playwright Frank Jenkins, on multiple productions including Nobody: The Bert Williams Story.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 June 2025
The project reunites Arcadia with the work of celebrated Argentine playwright Javier Daulte, whose original stage version premiered at the Temporada Alta Festival in 2021 and became a post-pandemic hit at Barcelona’s Villarroel Theatre.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 June 2025
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Hamilton was married to poet and playwright Frank Jenkins (Driving While Black in Beverly Hills) from 1964 until his death in 2014.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Per Carson's announcement, Hamilton also collaborated with her husband, playwright Frank Jenkins, on multiple productions including Nobody: The Bert Williams Story.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 June 2025
The project reunites Arcadia with the work of celebrated Argentine playwright Javier Daulte, whose original stage version premiered at the Temporada Alta Festival in 2021 and became a post-pandemic hit at Barcelona’s Villarroel Theatre.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 June 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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