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As previously mentioned, Brewer, best known for her roles on Orange Is the New Black (2013) and The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present), plays Bronte, a playwright who works for Joe at his bookstore.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
He is survived by his wife, the playwright Paula Fourie, and three children.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Ibsen’s original play was adapted by Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe for the new staging at Lincoln Center, which is directed by Jack O’Brien.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Georgi Markov, a novelist and playwright, defected in 1969 from his native Bulgaria which was then ruled by communists.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2025
He is survived by his wife, the playwright Paula Fourie, and three children.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Ibsen’s original play was adapted by Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe for the new staging at Lincoln Center, which is directed by Jack O’Brien.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Georgi Markov, a novelist and playwright, defected in 1969 from his native Bulgaria which was then ruled by communists.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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