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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

Dale Wasserman

Playwright, Librettist

1
Playwright

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Playwright, Librettist, Author

1
Playwright

Hank Willenbrink

Playwright

1
Playwright

Doug Wright

Playwright, Librettist

1
Playwright

Steven Berkoff

Playwright, Author

0
Playwright

Rick Abbot

Playwright

0
Playwright

Marc Acito

Playwright, Librettist

0
Playwright

Giuseppe Adami

Librettist, Playwright

0
Playwright

Eugène Adenis

Playwright, Librettist

0
Playwright

Ayad Akhtar

Playwright

0
Playwright

Jerome Alden

Playwright

0
Playwright

Luis Alfaro

Playwright, Author

0