playwright
a writer of plays; dramatist.
Origin of playwright
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How to use playwright in a sentence
As the ancient playwright Aeschylus wrote, “Wisdom comes alone through suffering.”
D.C. Officials Ignored the Lessons We Learned in Charlottesville. Here Are 3 Things Leaders Should Do to Help Prevent Future Attacks | Michael Signer | January 13, 2021 | TimeOne of these programs that had to shape and provide a space for actors to hone their craft and for playwrights to get their works done.
Glynn Turman on How Chadwick Boseman ‘Spills His Guts’ on Screen | Daniel Malloy | January 5, 2021 | OzyI think of playwrights as people who think about not only what has happened but what could happen.
What Danai Gurira Learned About Voting From Her Zimbabwean Upbringing | Daniel Malloy | October 31, 2020 | OzyMuch like the IRL her once was, the film’s Radha is a struggling playwright-turned-arts teacher to pay the bills who gets another shot at possibly making it to Broadway.
‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Creator Radha Blank on Seeing Herself and Missing Her Mother | cmurray | October 9, 2020 | Essence.comThe three-month online series of performances featured theater works, written by homebound playwrights and recorded by sheltering actors.
Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI walked up to Muehl along with another Brit, the playwright, Heathcote Williams.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTplaywright Terence McNally updated his 1982 play with freshly satiric references.
Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More | Janice Kaplan | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMolière, the playwright, is said to have been buried on site.
The Shrewsbury playwright was Thomas Ashton the first master of the grammar school.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertHe refused to call on Wycherly "the gentleman," as Wycherly insisted, but was glad to meet Wycherly the playwright.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinThough best known as a playwright she has written interesting verse.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonI have often told Lyle that if he had not been a detective he would have made a great success as a poet, or a playwright.
In the Fog | Richard Harding DavisThere is a value in novelty, provided it is rightly used, which is an important aid to the playwright or scenic artist.
British Dictionary definitions for playwright
/ (ˈpleɪˌraɪt) /
a person who writes plays
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