Notable
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
s from the
United States include:
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
See also
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Theater of the United States
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List of American plays
This is a list of American plays:
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* ''$1200 a Year: A Comedy in Three Acts'' (1920), by Edna Ferber and Newman Levy
* '' 45 Seconds from Broadway'' (2001), by Neil Simon
* '' 8'' (2011), by Dustin Lance Black
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* '' A-Haunting We Will ...
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List of playwrights
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List of playwrights by nationality and year of birth
Dramatists listed in chronological order by country and language:
''See also'': List of playwrights; List of early-modern British women playwrights; Lists of writers
Albania
''See also'': List of Albanian writers
*(1850–1904) Sami Frashëri
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List of Jewish American playwrights
This is a list of notable Jewish American playwrights. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
*David Adjmi
*Lynn Ahrens
*Sholom Aleichem
*Woody Allen (born 1935), film director, writer, actor, and comedian
*Jacob M. Appel
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References
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Further reading
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Meserve, Walter J. ''An Outline History of American Drama'', 2nd ed., New York: Feedback Theatrebooks/Prospero Press, 1994.
United States
Playwrights