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A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwright" and is the first person in English literature to refer to playwrights as separate from poets.
Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born in Farnworth, Lancashire. Cartwright's first play, Road, won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the BBC. [1] His work has been translated into more than 40 languages.
Noël Coward [45] (1899–1973) was a playwright, composer, director, actor and singer. Omar Sy [6] Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish poet and playwright known for his biting wit. Nora Ephron [46] P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. [47] Peg Bracken [5] Phyllis McGinley [5]
Douglas Wright (born December 20, 1962) [1] is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.Known for his extensive work in the American theatre in both plays and musicals, he has received numerous accolades including the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award.
One character admires Julia Roberts’ teeth, saying “They could rip through wire. In a good way.” “This play is not for just Iranians and not just for people who are learning a new language ...
Richard Foreman was born in New York City, but spent many of his formative years in Scarsdale, New York. At Scarsdale High School (SHS), from which he graduated in 1955, [5] Foreman was heavily involved in the theater department.
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. [1] Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
The term is used to describe the multiple identifications one may adopt in an attempt to emphasize the expression of one's own individualism. [ citation needed ] An individuality is never obtained, as this process of establishing dramatis personae creates a postmodern persona which 'wears many hats', each different hat worn for a different ...