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Graham often grabs stories straight out of the news, and both Sherwood and Punch are based on real events (as were Tammy Faye and Ink, the prolific playwright’s last visits to Broadway).
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Author and narrator match again in this insightful biography of Shakespeare’s predecessor and early model, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Also like Lockwood, the narrator is working with a playwright to adapt a story about her family into a television series.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
Finley is an actor-playwright — a good one, too, having been recognized multiple times by the statewide Jerry Awards and Jerry Ensemble for excellence in high school musical theater.
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Author and narrator match again in this insightful biography of Shakespeare’s predecessor and early model, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Also like Lockwood, the narrator is working with a playwright to adapt a story about her family into a television series.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
Finley is an actor-playwright — a good one, too, having been recognized multiple times by the statewide Jerry Awards and Jerry Ensemble for excellence in high school musical theater.
—Kylie Volavongsa, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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