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North American Playwrights

From the world renowned to the avant-garde, this section of the site is dedicated to playwrights born and/or based in North America.

Here, you can learn about recent productions of some of the most famous North American plays, such as The Glass Menagerie or analyses of works, like Angels in America.

Discover the top contemporary North American playwrights of our time, or learn how to make it as a playwright.

If there’s anything you’d like to see in these pages, please feel free to let us know.

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Latest articles in North American Playwrights

 Robin Williams Un-caged: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Controversial war dramas have not found their way to Broadway since the early 1970s. The 2010 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph asks us to think again.

May 29, 2011 – Deborah Greenhut

Ketti Frings Adapts Look Homeward Angel for a Pulitzer Prize

Ketti Frings' 1958 Pulitzer Prize for adapting Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, resulted from true dedication to the writer's craft.

Apr 4, 2011 – Deborah Greenhut

Context and Homosexuality in Angels in America

The social context surrounding Angels in America affects the development of characters, as well as their outcomes, within the play.

Nov 15, 2010 – Amy Bradney-George

How to be a Playwright in Alberta

It takes perseverence and hard to work to be a successful playwright in Alberta. Here's some tips on how you can get started.

Oct 23, 2010 – Toby Welch

Philadelphia's PlayPenn Conference Offers Resources to Writers

An annual new play development conference hosted in Philadelphia, PlayPenn offers playwrights a safe, creative environment to revise and workshop new work.

Jul 21, 2010 – Kristen Scatton

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