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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

Bill Rosenfield

Playwright

1
Playwright

Willy Russell

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

1
Playwright

Jonathan Sayer

Playwright

1
Playwright

Joe Sears

Playwright

1
Playwright

Christopher Sergel

Playwright

1
Playwright

Octavio Solis

Playwright

1
Playwright

Sophocles

Playwright

1
Playwright

Mark Stein

Playwright, Author

1
Playwright

Simon Stephens

Playwright

1
Playwright

Ivan Turgenev

Playwright

1
Playwright

Alfred Uhry

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

1
Playwright

Paula Vogel

Playwright

1