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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
During her five-decade tenure at MTC, Meadow has guided acclaimed shows by such playwrights as Christopher Durang, John Guare, Beth Henley, Terrence McNally, Eureka Day‘s Jonathan Spector and many others.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Along the way, Sundance filmmakers and actors in the cinema won Oscars, and playwrights and performers in the theater won Pulitzer and Tony awards.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Leguizamo hopes that his play will help universalize the Latino experience, in the same way that works by Black playwrights like Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson have become part of the theatrical canon.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Lemieux and her husband discussed starting a theater company, one that specialized in local playwrights and actors, but after COVID, the performing arts were decimated.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The new plays were the result of an open call to playwrights for 10-minute plays.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
There are acting classes on Monday nights, and a playwrights circle every other Wednesday.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Along the way, Sundance filmmakers and actors in the cinema won Oscars, and playwrights and performers in the theater won Pulitzer and Tony awards.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Leguizamo hopes that his play will help universalize the Latino experience, in the same way that works by Black playwrights like Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson have become part of the theatrical canon.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Lemieux and her husband discussed starting a theater company, one that specialized in local playwrights and actors, but after COVID, the performing arts were decimated.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
The new plays were the result of an open call to playwrights for 10-minute plays.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
There are acting classes on Monday nights, and a playwrights circle every other Wednesday.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwrights
Noun
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A number of Gilmore Girls producers and writers also attended the ceremony.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Every article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The actress revealed that the school’s syllabus includes several non-fiction books, ranging from politics in Russia to those penned by early English authors.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Playwrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwrights. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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