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Hart and Greywoode, from different backgrounds, but both very much into music, were students in a playwriting course at Tisch. — John Orr, The Mercury News, "On Stage: ‘Iron John’ takes a look at a generation coming to grips with racist past," 13 Aug. 2019 But rather than enriching the play’s mystery, the character’s vagueness begins to seem like a playwriting flaw. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Review: Amanda Peet's 'Our Very Own Carlin McCullough': A tennis prodigy learns life's score," 29 June 2018 For the 2018 class of fellows, artists working in two categories — live arts (dance, theater, playwriting and other live performance mediums) and film and music — were awarded grants. — Ryan Patrick Hooper, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit artists receive $25,000 grants from Kresge," 20 June 2018 Schellhardt oversees the undergraduate playwriting initiative in the Department of Theatre. — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, "Teens struggle to be heard in 'Ever in the Glades'," 9 May 2018 The Windham Theatre Guild is launching a playwriting group. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Windham Edition," 1 May 2018 Philadelphia Young Playwrights is a nonprofit that helps students — which once included The Goldbergs’ creator Adam Goldberg and Pulitzer- and Tony-award winner Quiara Alegria Hudes — find their voice through playwriting. — Philly.com, "Jerry Seinfeld, Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and other great happenings in Philadelphia," 4 Apr. 2018 Working in tandem with Dutch duo Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, Hall’s playwriting skills are not exactly overtaxed here. — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Tina': Theater Review," 17 Apr. 2018 The Windham Theatre Guild is launching a playwriting group. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Windham Edition," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'playwriting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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