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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
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.
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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
The Colonial Players host auditions for seven, 10-minute plays by seven local playwrights and different directors.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 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
Both the original production and a new one, now running at the Cherry Lane Theatre, were directed by Anne Kauffman, known for her work with such playwrights as Amy Herzog and Jordan Harrison.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Lumet — himself a serious theater creature who shared an ethical bent with the twentieth century’s great American playwrights — specialized in movies about little guys’ going up against the system.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
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
The Colonial Players host auditions for seven, 10-minute plays by seven local playwrights and different directors.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 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
Both the original production and a new one, now running at the Cherry Lane Theatre, were directed by Anne Kauffman, known for her work with such playwrights as Amy Herzog and Jordan Harrison.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Lumet — himself a serious theater creature who shared an ethical bent with the twentieth century’s great American playwrights — specialized in movies about little guys’ going up against the system.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwrights
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Critterz has a human director, human writers, human artists, human character design, human world design, and human actor voices.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Every investing article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of investment products.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Hemingway, because of his privileged-expat life among brown people, was the whitest of all white authors, the god of all Mythical English Readers, and this is why his DNA runs so deep in American letters today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The authors found distinctive puncture marks, skeletal damage and dismemberment patterns, all of which were consistent with an apex predator that immobilizes prey through concentrated gripping force, rather than prolonged tearing or chewing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 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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