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
Two are always Shakespeare; the rest run the gamut from Chekhov to the contemporary French playwright Yasmina Reza.
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Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
In 2016, Broadway creators, playwright Terrence McNally, with composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens supplementing new songs into their original film score, decided to adapt and rework the material into a live stage work.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
My mom and dad, both film directors; my uncle, a cinematographer; my aunt, a playwright and actress; my grandpa, a writer and musician; and my grandma, a painter and singer, were all there.
—Marcel Ruiz, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
Nicholas Meyer will serve as the President of the Limited Series Jury; American producer Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will serve as President of the Drama Series Jury; and French actor and playwright Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris) will serve as President of the Comedy Series Jury.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
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Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
In 2016, Broadway creators, playwright Terrence McNally, with composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens supplementing new songs into their original film score, decided to adapt and rework the material into a live stage work.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
My mom and dad, both film directors; my uncle, a cinematographer; my aunt, a playwright and actress; my grandpa, a writer and musician; and my grandma, a painter and singer, were all there.
—Marcel Ruiz, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
Nicholas Meyer will serve as the President of the Limited Series Jury; American producer Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will serve as President of the Drama Series Jury; and French actor and playwright Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris) will serve as President of the Comedy Series Jury.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Staff writer Sophia Eppley contributed to this report.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Many writers have done this before me, but there was an article that struck me where a university fed a machine learning algorithm all their classic pieces of literature, and the AI discovered that there’s only six to seven ways humans tell stories.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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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.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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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).—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The Jurassic Park screenwriter notes that aliens, both real and fictional, might exist entirely outside of the bounds of human comprehension.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The foundation’s media awards, honoring cookbook authors, journalists and other media professionals, were presented Saturday, June 13.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 June 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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