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Playwright Biographies

*List of playwrights is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Playrights

What is a playwright?

A playwright is a person who writes plays for the stage. Another word for this is dramatist. The word 'wright' comes from the ancient English term for a builder.

Playwright

August Wilson

Playwright

159
Playwright

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist

116
Playwright

Samuel Beckett

Playwright

111
Playwright

Eugene O'Neill

Playwright

74
Playwright

George Bernard Shaw

Playwright

62
Playwright

Edward Albee

Playwright

55
Playwright

Tom Stoppard

Playwright

55
Playwright

Noël Coward

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist, Author

54
Playwright

Howard Ashman

Playwright, Lyricist

42
Playwright

Bertolt Brecht

Playwright, Author

35
Playwright

Christopher Durang

Playwright

29
Playwright

Harold Pinter

Playwright, Author

28