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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.
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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
Most of the brick paintings at Wrightwood are Loisaida landscapes, peopled with passionate characters like kissing firemen, airborne skateboarders and Miguel Piñero, a Puerto Rican poet, playwright and ex-convict who was Wong’s lover in the early ’80s.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two are always Shakespeare; the rest run the gamut from Chekhov to the contemporary French playwright Yasmina Reza.
—Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
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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
Most of the brick paintings at Wrightwood are Loisaida landscapes, peopled with passionate characters like kissing firemen, airborne skateboarders and Miguel Piñero, a Puerto Rican poet, playwright and ex-convict who was Wong’s lover in the early ’80s.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two are always Shakespeare; the rest run the gamut from Chekhov to the contemporary French playwright Yasmina Reza.
—Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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