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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

1973
Playwright

Richard Rodgers

Playwright, Composer

704
Playwright

Tennessee Williams

Playwright, Author

693
Playwright

Oscar Wilde

Playwright, Author

604
Playwright

Jason Robert Brown

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

569
Playwright

Jonathan Larson

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

445
Playwright

Arthur Miller

Playwright

248
Playwright

Bob Fosse

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

210
Playwright

Neil Simon

Playwright, Author

210
Playwright

Lorraine Hansberry

Playwright, Author

180
Playwright

T.S. Eliot

Playwright, Lyricist, Author

179
Playwright

Anton Chekhov

Playwright, Author

176