playwrights

noun

plural of playwright
as in writers
a person who writes plays The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.

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Recent Examples of playwrights The group have publicly endorsed the letter on behalf of The Brigade, a group of over a thousand Jewish filmmakers, executives, playwrights, agents, publicists and allies in the media, music and entertainment industries. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 And very few other Minnesota Fringe playwrights take creative dramatic swings quite like Mariabella Sorini and Alex Church. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026 Since becoming Main Street Players’ artistic director last fall, Sara Jarrell has been working to broaden that company’s commitment to original work, local playwrights and artistic collaboration. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Because small productions require the least financial commitment, off-off-Broadway is where a lot of new playwrights get their start. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Inspired by Shakespeare and other great playwrights, Fadia deals with honor killings, that darkest of topics, while saying plenty more about society. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 July 2026 The local trend has continued, bolstered by new adaptations by popular playwrights such as Jeffrey Hatcher or Ken Ludwig. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 That prospect was growing dimmer a few years later when playwrights such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Lynn Nottage came into prominence. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwrights
  1. writers
  2. authors
  3. screenwriters
Noun
  • Directing the film is Chase Joynt (No Ordinary Man), with Greg Beer and Onstad the writers.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kesha noted that her mom, Pebe Sebert, was one of the writers on the tune.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of writers
Noun
  • The campaign is geared towards challenging the CBC’s opposition to the bill; the group alleges that the bill’s authors did not sufficiently take into account the perspectives of Black athletes, coaches, and others.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Since OpenAI published its blog post, the website changed the article’s attribution to one of the real authors, Kate Hooper, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of authors
Noun
  • The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026
Definition of screenwriters

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