playwright
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈpleɪˌraɪt/
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dramaturgo
- Is there a playwright or a theatre practitioner that you think inform your technique or process more than others?
- poets and playwrights
- actors and playwrights
- playwright fellowships
Genius is born, not paid, said author playwright Oscar Wilde.
- Genius is born, not paid, said author playwright Oscar Wilde.
- What is the playwright's description of Hamlet in the play?
- These are all playwrights and screenwriters.
- Now, he says, if the the playwright wishes the play to be short, it's short.
- Seneca was counselor to an emperor, but he was also the greatest playwright of his time.
- He begins a correspondence with the Scandinavian playwright August Strindberg.
- I'm a writer, playwright, father and imaginary tap dancer.
- And now let me leave you with some words from playwright August Wilson.
- And thanks to this show, I am now an award-winning actor and playwright.
- She was certainly a law professor, a playwright, a writer in many different aspects of feminism.
- Also this season, Lilom by Hungarian playwright Ference Mongnar debuts its English translation on Broadway.
- Whereas, you know, I think playwrights are are are still treated respectfully.
- David Mamet, playwright, filmmaker, early in his career, wrote some books.
- But to me, the one of my favourite playwrights is you.
- And each of you tell stories in different ways as an actress, as a historian, as a playwright, and as a director staging the stories as well.
Examples
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William is a talented playwright who has written several award-winning plays.
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Well, as a playwright, this is a narrative space for me.
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And now let me leave you with some words from playwright August Wilson.
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And the money paid to playwrights would not keep a dog alive.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm a successful playwright who's just had a hit!
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Seneca was counselor to an emperor, but he was also the greatest playwright of his time.
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And they're gonna do a workshop production of it, which is an incredible break for an unknown playwright.
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And please welcome Ibrahim IL Husseini, the playwright behind the work we just saw.
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In Cleveland, the local playwright was given a reception at the producer's apartment on Shaker Boulevard.
Fiction book (1993) -
With her is her new husband, America's most celebrated playwright and author of Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who creates books, articles, or stories
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4.0
A person who makes scripts for plays, films, or TV shows
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5.2
A person who writes plays for the theatre
A person who creates plays or films that show strong feelings and suspense
How Experienced
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5.3
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word playwright joins play and wright. The wright part is an old word meaning 'maker' and appears in words like shipwright and wheelwright, people who make ships and wheels. So a playwright is literally a 'maker' of plays, which is why it means someone who writes plays.