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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who writes plays; a dramatist.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A writer or adapter of plays for the stage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A maker or adapter of plays.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
writer andcreator of theatricalplays .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who writes plays
Etymologies
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Examples
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The playwright is clearly striving for Dennis Potter style moments of rapture; sadly he achieves only a bizarre and unintentional effect of Pinteresque non sequitur.
Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009
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Blame my theatrical background -- we were taught to read plays in part, at least, in the context of what the playwright is trying to say.
Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009
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Each playwright is paired with a mentor and director, many of whom have experience in the theatrical or film and television industries.
Twilight Lexicon » Michael Welch To Appear At Young Playwrites Festival 2010
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John Kani, a Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, is the storyteller.
'White Lion' Film Highlights Trophy Hunting In South Africa (PHOTOS) AP/Huffington Post 2010
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John Kani, a Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, is the storyteller.
'White Lion' Film Highlights Trophy Hunting In South Africa (PHOTOS) AP/Huffington Post 2010
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Ludwig's show-biz success has always prompted people to ask why he hasn't moved to New York, but the more interesting question may be why someone who saw himself as a playwright from the age of 6 never saw himself living the fantasy Manhattan penthouse life.
Ken Ludwig returns to Signature Theatre with golf farce 'A Fox in the Fairway' Nelson Pressley 2010
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This Irish-born actor, director, and playwright is best known for his adaptations of Shakespearian plays.
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The playwright is clearly striving for Dennis Potter style moments of rapture; sadly he achieves only a bizarre and unintentional effect of Pinteresque non sequitur.
Archive 2009-06-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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This Scottish writer and playwright is probably best known by children around the world as the creator of Peter Pan and Neverland.
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John Kani, a Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, is the storyteller.
'White Lion' Film Highlights Trophy Hunting In South Africa (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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