as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
Lang originated and developed the project with playwright and screenwriter Ange Betzien, who created the series.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The feature by Calvo and Ambrossi, who are known popularly as Los Javis, explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca through the interconnected stories of three men in the three different eras of 1932, 1937 and 2017.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The season will also see the world premiere of Born in the Dirt, with playwright Kimberly Belflower and Tony winning director Danya Taymor in their first collaboration since the Tony Award nominated John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
The project — which Miranda developed with playwright and actress Eisa Davis — will be his first Broadway show since Hamilton.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The feature by Calvo and Ambrossi, who are known popularly as Los Javis, explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca through the interconnected stories of three men in the three different eras of 1932, 1937 and 2017.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The season will also see the world premiere of Born in the Dirt, with playwright Kimberly Belflower and Tony winning director Danya Taymor in their first collaboration since the Tony Award nominated John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway.
—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
The project — which Miranda developed with playwright and actress Eisa Davis — will be his first Broadway show since Hamilton.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Times staff writer Alene Tchekmedyian contributed to this report.
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Just a guess but the Babylon Bee writers caught wind of the Royals two-game stretch last week when they were outscored 35-3.
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The theater was built by songwriter, dramatist and playwright Arthur Hammerstein to honor his father, Oscar Hammerstein I, and opened as Hammerstein’s Theater in 1927.
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In transcripts of hearings of the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Garber finds an upwelling of voices from the literary past, among them Christopher Marlowe, the revenge dramatist Thomas Kyd, and, from first to last, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare.
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Brooks and Bancroft had one son together, Max, now a screenwriter himself.
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Her work as a screenwriter has been supported by The Black List, SFFILM, Women in Film Los Angeles and The Gotham Week Project Market.
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How does an accomplished author find himself at the helm of a multibillion-dollar casino enterprise?
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The author emphasizes identifying leaders who act like owners, not just employees, by having substantial personal capital invested in the company.
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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