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David Schweizer, a theater director who championed emerging playwrights and worked at Baltimore Center Stage, died of a heart attack Dec. 5 in New York City.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Project, which Dawson is producing, is adapted from award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez’s show of the same name.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Visionary playwright and producer Je’Caryous Johnson reimagines this classic love story with Jason’s Lyric Live, premiering in Houston on February 13, 2025—just in time to set the mood for Valentine’s Day.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
His wife, agent and playwright Judith Leverone, died in 2019.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
play entry 2 + obsolete wright maker — more at wright
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined above
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt
: a person who writes plays
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