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Now, a living playwright can be both a blessing and a curse.
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Sarah Paulson, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Roberts also included a couple of snapshots of Richardson enjoying the party alongside the partygoers, including Danielle Brooks, Purpose producer Debra Martin Chase and Purpose playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 June 2025
The remaining four episodes were written by Metzler and her husband, Colin McKenna, also a playwright.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Four centuries and 32 years after Christopher Marlowe’s death, the playwright is getting a West End resurrection alongside William Shakespeare — and Variety has an exclusive first look at the stars bringing this literary rivalry to life.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2025
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Sarah Paulson, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Roberts also included a couple of snapshots of Richardson enjoying the party alongside the partygoers, including Danielle Brooks, Purpose producer Debra Martin Chase and Purpose playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 June 2025
The remaining four episodes were written by Metzler and her husband, Colin McKenna, also a playwright.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Four centuries and 32 years after Christopher Marlowe’s death, the playwright is getting a West End resurrection alongside William Shakespeare — and Variety has an exclusive first look at the stars bringing this literary rivalry to life.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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