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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.
The Dramatists Guild of America is a professional organization for playwrights, composers, and lyricists working in the U.S. theatre market. [1] It was born in 1921 out of the Authors Guild, known then as Authors League of America, formed in 1912.
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It is customary to give a cast list, which also has next to each character in a second column the name of the actor or actress playing the part; an alternative version lists the names of the actors who played the parts originally. In order not to give away vital parts of the plot some names may be altered, for example, mixed up with another name.
Depending on culture, the differences between the meaning of "Dramatist" and the meaning of "Playwright" are perceived otherwise. In light of this, please do not use the "Playwrights" and "Dramatists" subcategories of this category anymore, but move articles from either "Dramatists" or "Playwrights" to this category instead.
A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programmes (or helps others with these tasks), consults authors, and does public relations work.
Thomas Baker (dramatist) Lady Kinvara Balfour; Chris Ballance; John Bancroft (dramatist) John Banks (playwright) Maurice Baring; Kieron Barry; Mike Bartlett (playwright) Sulayman Al-Bassam; Adrian Batten; Beaumont and Fletcher; Beaumont and Fletcher folios; Charles Beckingham; Daubridgecourt Belchier; Thomas Bellamy (writer) Fettiplace Bellers ...
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.