Playwrights
By Wade Bradford, About.com Guide to Plays / Drama
It takes a great deal of work to sit in front of a blank page, eventually filling it up with vibrant dialog and meaningful life lessons. Discover the life and work of playwrights, men and women from different eras and backgrounds who used the Theatre to bring their ideas to life.
Playwrights (In Alphabetical Order)
Discover the struggles and triumphs of playwrights throughout the ages.
- Aeschylus
- Albee, Edward
- Aristophanes
- Barrie, J. M.
- Brecht, Bertolt
- Chekhov, Anton
- Christie, Agatha
- Hellman, Lillian
- Ibsen, Henrik
- Mamet, David
- Miller, Arthur
- Shaw, George Bernard
- Sophocles
- Wilde, Oscar
- Williams, Tennessee
- Wilson, August
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