playwright
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Irish playwright Seamus Heaney adapted this play in 1990 as “The Cure at Troy,” finding in it an image of his country’s religious factionalism and the possibility of peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
What might France's greatest playwright have written had he not died of tuberculosis in 1673?
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Both revised characters reflect the matriarchal history of 18th century Scotland, in which women held more powerful roles than modern society associates with old times, the playwright said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Talene Monahon, an American playwright of Armenian descent, wrote one of the most talked about plays of 2025, “Meet the Cartozians.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
I wrote play-writer and Miss Garnder said the right word was playwright.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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