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
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
The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
After earning a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, Burrows attended the graduate program of the Yale School of Drama, where his classmates included actor-comedian Robert Klein, playwright John Guare and film director John Badham.
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Beth Harris,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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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.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
After earning a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, Burrows attended the graduate program of the Yale School of Drama, where his classmates included actor-comedian Robert Klein, playwright John Guare and film director John Badham.
—
Beth Harris,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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There’s a lot of hard work that goes into being a shopping writer, but there’s a lot of play, too.
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Times staff writer Sonja Sharp contributed to this report.
Noun
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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.
Noun
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But despite some good moments and sharp dialogue in places (Ana Nogueria is the screenwriter), something feels a bit off.
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Sure, there’s a new director (Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of the original, is taking over for David Fincher) and a new actor is playing Mark Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong replaces Jesse Eisenberg, who turned down the project).
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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 29 Jun. 2026.
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