playwright

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Instead, the artwork reflects a different telling of the Trojan War that was made famous by the Greek playwright Aeschylus.

From Science Daily

Lindo walked the streets where “Raisin” playwright Lorraine Hansberry lived, steeping himself in what it meant to exist in that place and time.

From Los Angeles Times

Our Town, written by US playwright Thornton Wilder, follows the daily lives of the residents of Grover's Corners in New Hampshire.

From BBC

It wasn’t until the late 19th century and early 20th that American playwrights finally began producing work that could vie with the popularity of imports.

From The Wall Street Journal

He not only imagines competing sides of a traumatic family story but also inhabits the aggrieved minds of both Douglas, the out-of-touch father, and James, his out-of-control playwright son.

From Los Angeles Times