playwright

noun

play·wright ˈplā-ˌrīt

: a person who writes plays

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The initial suit was brought against playwright David Adjmi as well as the play’s commercial Broadway producers, the theater owner and nonprofit developers of the play, which opened on Broadway in April 2024 and is running through Jan. 12, 2025. —

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024 Thirteen awards were handed out on the night, with actor, playwright and author Zawe Ashton hosting the ceremony. —

Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024 Jeter Long is a writer, politico, playwright and amateur American historian based in Washington, D.C. —

Jeter Long, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 Photo: Valerie Terranova Berryman’s conversation with Tennessee Williams exists in the penumbra of her play, but at the Bushwick Starr’s recently opened new space (for which, hip, hip hooray!), the playwright Julia May Jonas is riffing more directly on Arthur Miller. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for playwright