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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 ...
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Theater of the United States Theater in the United States is part of the old European theatrical tradition and has been heavily influenced by the British theater. The central hub of the American theater scene is Manhattan, with its divisions of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and ...
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List of American plays This is a list of American plays: 0-9 * ''$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 A * '' A-Haunting We Will ...
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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 A ...
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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 * ...


References

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Further reading

* Meserve, Walter J. ''An Outline History of American Drama'', 2nd ed., New York: Feedback Theatrebooks/Prospero Press, 1994.
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
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