1 A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama.
2 The playwright agreed to script the movie in three months.
3 Hoping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright was miserable when saw the critics pan it unanimously.
4 David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
5 In today's review section Anthony Edwards, playwright, poet, novelist and general wordsmith, talks about his glittering career.
6 He is preparing a treatise on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
7 In contrast to Shakespeare's plays, those of neoclassical playwrights such as Racine and Moliere develop a single plot line and are strictly limited in time and place.
8 We're studying dramatic texts by sixteenth century playwrights.