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Playwright Biographies

*List of playwrights is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Playrights

What is a playwright?

A playwright is a person who writes plays for the stage. Another word for this is dramatist. The word 'wright' comes from the ancient English term for a builder.

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Playwright

1987
Playwright

Richard Rodgers

Playwright, Composer

711
Playwright

Tennessee Williams

Playwright, Author

695
Playwright

Oscar Wilde

Playwright, Author

614
Playwright

Jason Robert Brown

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

575
Playwright

Jonathan Larson

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

451
Playwright

Arthur Miller

Playwright

253
Playwright

Bob Fosse

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

216
Playwright

Neil Simon

Playwright, Author

211
Playwright

Lorraine Hansberry

Playwright, Author

183
Playwright

T.S. Eliot

Playwright, Lyricist, Author

182
Playwright

Anton Chekhov

Playwright, Author

181