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a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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He’s no longer plagued by tumors on his face but instead by the self-serving playwright next door (Renate Reinsve) trying to find artistic glory in cribbing Edward’s life story, or by the infuriatingly magnetic Oswald (Adam Pearson), a charismatic stranger with the same affliction Edward once had.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
This darkly humorous tragedy, written by the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard in the 1970s, tells the story of the Tates, a downtrodden family of four living on a farm in California where everything is in a state of massive disrepair.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Adapted by Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson (Hangmen, The Pillowman), The Hunger Games: On Stage will be a theatrical retelling of the action from the first installment in Collins’ epic dystopian series.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson has adapted the first book from Suzanne Collins’ epic series and the first film from Lionsgate’s iconic film franchise for this live theatrical production.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
This darkly humorous tragedy, written by the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard in the 1970s, tells the story of the Tates, a downtrodden family of four living on a farm in California where everything is in a state of massive disrepair.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Adapted by Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson (Hangmen, The Pillowman), The Hunger Games: On Stage will be a theatrical retelling of the action from the first installment in Collins’ epic dystopian series.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson has adapted the first book from Suzanne Collins’ epic series and the first film from Lionsgate’s iconic film franchise for this live theatrical production.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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What about letter writers, who can be all over the place, sometimes in the same sentence?—
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1 Mar. 2025
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Times staff writer Josh Rottenberg contributed to this report.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together to manufacture the illusion of consensus.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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House of Talkies is connected to Jain’s The Story Ink, which specializes in book-to-screen adaptations, represents over 500 stories, 200 authors, and 100 screenwriters.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the petition, St. Clair said New York is the home state of the child, who goes by R.S.C. The author alleges in the petition that Musk is the father of the baby boy, who was born in September 2024 (the exact date has been redacted in the filing).—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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This year’s culinary spotlight shines on some superstars: Edward Lee of Nami in Louisville, Kentucky, is author of several books including Bourbon Land and is also the cofounder of the LEE Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to diversity and equality in the restaurant industry.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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