playwright
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The opera was composed by Still with a libretto from the Missouri-born poet, playwright, novelist and social activist Langston Hughes, who connected Haiti’s struggle for freedom to his home country’s.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s an adaptation of David Haig’s play of the same name, in which the playwright himself portrayed Stagg.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The book beat out a story about a suburban witch by French novelist and playwright Marie NDiaye as well as Brazilian Ana Paula Maia's dystopian read about a brutal prison colony.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
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
And how close she had come to wasting that life as a playwright!
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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