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.

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Rebecca Gilman

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Gina Gionfriddo

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Susan Glaspell

Playwright, Author

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Nikolai Gogol

Playwright, Author

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James Goldman

Playwright, Librettist, Author

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Bo Goldman

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Carlo Goldoni

Playwright, Librettist

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Neil Gooding

Playwright, Librettist, Author

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Frances Goodrich

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Idris Goodwin

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Jacob Gordin

Playwright, Author