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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Jeffrey Lane

Playwright, Author

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Christopher Brian Langley

Playwright, Author

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Bryony Lavery

Playwright, Author

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Kitt Lavoie

Playwright

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D.H. Lawrence

Playwright, Author

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Charles Lederer

Playwright, Author

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Robert Edwin Lee

Playwright, Lyricist

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Mike Leigh

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Isobel Lennart

Playwright

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Jim Leonard, Jr.

Playwright

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Hugh Leonard

Playwright, Author

Playwright

Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones)

Playwright, Author