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The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Gurira is also a playwright, winning an Obie Award for her play, In The Continuum.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This is one of many places where Hudes, who is also a playwright and wrote the book for the musical In the Heights, showcases her skill at psychological excavation.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
In 1972, filmmaker William Greaves reconvened a group of artists and luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance including musicians, playwrights, poets and scholars at Duke Ellington’s townhouse for an afternoon of reminiscing and rumination.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Gurira is also a playwright, winning an Obie Award for her play, In The Continuum.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
This is one of many places where Hudes, who is also a playwright and wrote the book for the musical In the Heights, showcases her skill at psychological excavation.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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