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a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
Hanoi’s grand dame has since survived bombing raids during the Vietnam War and hosted a who’s who of playwrights, royalty and world leaders.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Copyright © 2025 by Patricia Spears Jones Patricia Spears Jones is a poet, playwright, anthologist, educator, and cultural activist.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Many immigrants found Minnesota appealing because of job opportunities at meatpacking plants in rural areas where demand for workers far outstripped the supply, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, a Minnesota author, writer and playwright previously told CNN.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Rudin, of course, is no stranger to controversy or hard feelings, and the play’s less-than-happy ending might have dampened word-of-mouth, but the playwright, the cast and the director deserved a heartier Broadway embrace.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Copyright © 2025 by Patricia Spears Jones Patricia Spears Jones is a poet, playwright, anthologist, educator, and cultural activist.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Many immigrants found Minnesota appealing because of job opportunities at meatpacking plants in rural areas where demand for workers far outstripped the supply, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, a Minnesota author, writer and playwright previously told CNN.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Rudin, of course, is no stranger to controversy or hard feelings, and the play’s less-than-happy ending might have dampened word-of-mouth, but the playwright, the cast and the director deserved a heartier Broadway embrace.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Famed writer and director David Mamet, who cameos in Marty Supreme, is also said to have attended Marty's clubs.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Here's a look at those astronaut medical issues and others from the history of human spaceflight by our writer Josh Dinner.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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This gripping book about the short, daring life of the Elizabethan dramatist Christopher Marlowe makes an eloquent case for his work’s beauty and sly unorthodoxy.—
Monitor reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2025
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And playwright and Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney was chosen to lead the Geffen Playhouse, a more modest yet nonetheless nationally prominent venue with two stages, the Gil Cates Theater and the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson also took home two trophies for his work as a director and screenwriter on top of Taylor's win for her supporting performance.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Few authors are better equipped to address these questions than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, who made a name for himself by alchemizing his private life into approximately 3,500 pages of literary voyeurism and stamping it with the name of Hitler’s manifesto.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Out today, Woman Down centers on writer Petra Rose, an author who has writer’s block and checks into a remote cabin to finish her next book.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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