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

Douglass Wallop

Playwright, Author

Playwright

Enda Walsh

Librettist, Lyricist, Playwright

Playwright

Anne Washburn

Playwright

Playwright

Keith Waterhouse

Author, Playwright

Playwright

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Playwright

Playwright

Kenneth Webb

Playwright, Lyricist, Author

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John Webster

Playwright

Playwright

Frank Wedekind

Playwright, Author

Playwright

Jerome Weidman

Playwright, Librettist

Playwright

Peter Weiss

Playwright, Author

Playwright

Michael Weller

Playwright

Playwright

Tracy Wells

Playwright