Definition of playwright
: a person who writes plays
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The play, directed by Golden Globe winning playwright Regina Taylor, runs through June 10.
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Six new original plays by Wisconsin playwrights will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, June 1-16.
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The kids have been working on it in weekly after-school meetings since October, their ideas and stories fueling some impressive creative talent: Empower has a libretto by playwright Ike Holter and a score by composer Damien Sneed.
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The dark comedy by playwright Sarah Ruhl runs June 1-17 at Elgin Art Showcase in downtown Elgin.
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Alley Repertory Theater is partnering with Rediscovered Books to bring you a new monthly reading series that explores works by new and established playwrights.
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Many nonunion actors are paid on 1099s, along with directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, musicians and even those portraying a patient with medical concerns as part of hospital training programs or recording a book on tape.
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The relationship between director and playwright is tricky, a combination of co-parenting and shotgun wedding.
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According to Deadline, Julie Taymor (Frida, Across the Universe) will direct from a script written by playwright Sarah Ruhl.
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