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Recent Examples of dramatist
The literary award went to Norwegian dramatist and author Jon Fosse in 2023 and French author Annie Ernaux in 2022.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
The authority has invested in developing the island’s talented artists, dramatists, songwriters, dancers and filmmakers, as well as in establishing a year-round calendar of vibrant cultural events, including the unmissable Tobago Carnival in October.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
The authority has invested in developing the island’s talented artists, dramatists, songwriters, dancers and filmmakers, as well as in establishing a year-round calendar of vibrant cultural events, including the unmissable Tobago Carnival in October.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatist
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The film marks the debut feature for playwright and director Jordan Tannahill.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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In line with the playwright’s other works, Mason expresses taboos through shimmering poetry and creative multipart casting that gives actors a chance to showcase their flexibility and range.—
Amanda L. Andrei,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Follow the writer of this newsletter on social media @jimreineking.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The film, inspired by true stories, is written by screenwriters Eva Pauné and Mirjam Ziegler.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Filmmaker Eric Aronson spent 22 years in Hollywood as a screenwriter before moving back to his native Boston and deciding to take a new approach to movies.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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The award-winning actor remains the only artist in Golden Horse Awards history to have collected trophies for best actress, best scriptwriter and best director.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Another event will feature the camp-tastic Village People origin movie, Can’t Stop the Music, featuring a discussion with original scriptwriter Bruce Vilanch.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 June 2023
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Presumably these dynamics played better in scenarist Sarah Alderson’s original novel (which is set in Lisbon rather than Split).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2022
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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