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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 playwrights
The annual Wagner New Play Festival brings the industry to the school, serving as a launchpad for the MFA playwrights and actors.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Walk in the footsteps of famous Irish authors and playwrights at Dunguaire Castle.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
If Jeopardy asks about Norwegian playwrights, the answer is almost always Henrik Ibsen.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Harmon appeared on Broadway more than 20 times in shows authored by playwrights including Wendy Wasserstein, Lillian Hellman, Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Funds raised from Miscast26 support MCC Theater’s Off-Broadway productions, its Youth Company and education programs for New York City high school students, as well as the organization’s literary development work with emerging playwrights.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Credibility gets strained pretty quickly as the playwrights contrive to get the characters to face each other in person.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
South Coast Repertory’s 2026-27 season will boast works by William Shakespeare, Stephen Sondheim and Oscar Wilde while also presenting the voices of new generations of playwrights, the Costa Mesa theater announced today, April 15.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Walk in the footsteps of famous Irish authors and playwrights at Dunguaire Castle.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
If Jeopardy asks about Norwegian playwrights, the answer is almost always Henrik Ibsen.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Harmon appeared on Broadway more than 20 times in shows authored by playwrights including Wendy Wasserstein, Lillian Hellman, Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Funds raised from Miscast26 support MCC Theater’s Off-Broadway productions, its Youth Company and education programs for New York City high school students, as well as the organization’s literary development work with emerging playwrights.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Credibility gets strained pretty quickly as the playwrights contrive to get the characters to face each other in person.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
South Coast Repertory’s 2026-27 season will boast works by William Shakespeare, Stephen Sondheim and Oscar Wilde while also presenting the voices of new generations of playwrights, the Costa Mesa theater announced today, April 15.
—Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwrights
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Bennett and Travelstead serve as showrunners, writers and executive producers.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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Plus placing that onus on editors could put magazines in the unsavory position of policing writers.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Or because the research may have been funded by the CDC and the authors potentially knew or assumed the conclusion they were supposed to reach.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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There’s a special book club designed for deep dives with your favorite YA authors, as well as signings, conversations, and workshops.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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“Playwrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwrights. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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