playwright

[ pley-rahyt ]

/ ˈpleɪˌraɪt /

a writer of plays; dramatist.

Origin of playwright

First recorded in 1680–90; play + wright

Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.

The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives |Justin Jones |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.

Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block |Tom Teodorczuk |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I walked up to Muehl along with another Brit, the playwright, Heathcote Williams.

The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl |Anthony Haden-Guest |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Playwright Terence McNally updated his 1982 play with freshly satiric references.

Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More |Janice Kaplan |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Molière, the playwright, is said to have been buried on site.

Paris’s Secret Fashion Week Haunts |Liza Foreman |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face.

Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ |Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
"Miss Carroll spoils it right in the middle of it," said the playwright wrathfully.

Whirligigs |O. Henry
And still the question remains: how much of this success is due to the playwright's skill or to the skill of the actors?

Plays, Acting and Music |Arthur Symons
The playwright noticed this, but was too much interested in himself and the hope of securing a capitalist to care.

Winnie Childs |C. N. Williamson
The unfortunate result of the system is that the playwright is sacrificed to the stars—most of whom are ineffectual.

Our Stage and Its Critics |"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"

playwright

/ (ˈpleɪˌraɪt) /

a person who writes plays