playwright

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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

But the playwright who also wrote “Street Scene” didn’t want the bold effects of his drama to eclipse the human story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

What is a “moth day”? Maybe I will borrow from Mr. Shawn, an otherwise often-cryptic playwright, and just say that it’s not a synonym for birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Penelope was not a playwright, like Simon, but she had once attended nearly all of the first act of a show in the West End, so she was no stranger to stagecraft, either.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood