playwrights
- plural of playwright.
Example Sentences
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ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
A cohort of playwrights, breathtakingly diverse demographically as well as aesthetically, has been rejuvenating American theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Lucy Kirkwood, Penelope Skinner, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti are also among more than 70 UK-based playwrights taking part.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
His most recent foray on Broadway, playing Tom Wingfield in Sam Gold’s daring take on Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” in 2017, made me wonder if he’s particularly drawn to the work of gay playwrights.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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