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Kaley Mamo is a screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker who writes drama stories about complicated women and people who make mistakes.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Willa became a fan favorite — the aspiring playwright who offers an outside perspective of the obscenely wealthy and manipulative Roy family.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The current-day Melina, a rather unsuccessful playwright, decides to offer her gay friend the chance to experience a taste of success by presenting her own writings as his.
—The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
In 1963, French writer, playwright, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau dies.
—Literary Hub, 11 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Willa became a fan favorite — the aspiring playwright who offers an outside perspective of the obscenely wealthy and manipulative Roy family.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The current-day Melina, a rather unsuccessful playwright, decides to offer her gay friend the chance to experience a taste of success by presenting her own writings as his.
—The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
In 1963, French writer, playwright, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau dies.
—Literary Hub, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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