playwright
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The playwright was fascinated by Broadway star Laurette Taylor and her abrupt manner with house guests, and based Hay Fever on her family.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
"There's a Jewish playwright who survived the Holocaust called Elie Weisel," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The actor stars in a solo off-Broadway show by David Cale about a playwright stumped by the blank page who finds a surprising, unsettling source of inspiration in the form of a stalker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Subsequent productions are never going to have the same coordination between playwright and theatrical interpreters as the world premiere.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Still, he hadn’t earned enough money as a playwright to support his family.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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