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Movies are the great compensatory art, the creative redemption for people who are novelists, poets, musicians, playwrights, painters, photographers, or even philosophers at heart but not in practice—or those who have artistic souls but no preferred art form at all.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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More than 580 playwrights applied for residencies with New Dramatists last year, submitting two full-length original plays.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The playwright and novelist made the leap to Hollywood screenwriter when his debut film starring Zendaya, Challengers, opened to rave reviews and big box office returns in April 2024.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Signing on for privacy Related Articles Saratoga Symphony makes ‘Impressions’ with free concert
Pianist/playwright breaks his own box office record at TheatreWorks
Milpitas residents started the new year with a new tool to protect their privacy and property rights.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
More than 580 playwrights applied for residencies with New Dramatists last year, submitting two full-length original plays.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The playwright and novelist made the leap to Hollywood screenwriter when his debut film starring Zendaya, Challengers, opened to rave reviews and big box office returns in April 2024.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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