playwright
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When Dame Hilary published her original short story in 2014, its title was meant to provoke a reaction, according to playwright Alexandra Wood.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“One of our biggest jobs is to stay present in each moment,” said Christine Toy Johnson, a Broadway actor, playwright and a member of the Tony Awards nominating committee.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
What might France's greatest playwright have written had he not died of tuberculosis in 1673?
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Stephen Adly Guirgis, a New York playwright who specializes in urban pressure-cooker dramas, has a gift for writing subway strap-hanger harangues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
I could be a playwright and a director.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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