Playwrights
Learn about the lives and struggles of the world's most brilliant dramatists. Each profile offers a comprehensive biography and an overview of the playwright's career.
Aeschylus (3)
Mamet, David (3)
Albee, Edward (3)
Miller, Arthur (4)
Aristophanes (3)
Shanley, John Patrick (2)
Barrie, James Matthew (3)
Shaw, George Bernard (4)
Brecht, Bertolt (3)
Sophocles (4)
Chekhov, Anton (4)
Wilde, Oscar (4)
Christie, Agatha (3)
Williams, Tennessee (3)
Hellman, Lillian (3)
Wilson, August (3)
Ibsen, Henrik (3)
William Gibson created the biographical drama "The Miracle Worker," a play that went on two earn its leading actresses multiple Oscars. Although best known for "The Miracle Worker," William Gibson also penned such works as "Two for the Seesaw", a musical adaptation of "Golden Boy", and "Golda's Balcony."
A brief look at one of England's greatest living playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn: author of "The Norman Conquests" and other dark comedies.
Explore the best of Harold Pinter's plays, briefly analyzing the themes and characters within Pinter's unique dramas: "The Birthday Party," "The Homecoming," "The Dumbwaiter," and "Old Times"
