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Recent Examples of dramatist
But folklorists, anthropologists, dramatists and, in the post-Mao period, rap artists believed the local forms of speech expressed the authentic culture of the common people.
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Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Carreira has a docu-realistic eye for setting and a dramatist’s instinct for pacing and mood.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
As a dramatist, Baker wants the audience to become aware of its own habits of attention and inattention.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
In 1926, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Owen Davis brought the work to Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre and, eventually, Chicago, where many Americans familiarized themselves with the work.
—Andrew Zucker, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Carreira has a docu-realistic eye for setting and a dramatist’s instinct for pacing and mood.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
As a dramatist, Baker wants the audience to become aware of its own habits of attention and inattention.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
In 1926, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Owen Davis brought the work to Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre and, eventually, Chicago, where many Americans familiarized themselves with the work.
—Andrew Zucker, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatist
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John Haman, a playwright and teacher who lives in Hot Springs Village, was one of Trieschmann's Hendrix classmates.Rachel O'Neal, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The playwright writes the script (the words and movements the actors should perform) and the director brings the script to life by telling people how to perform.The Week Junior, theweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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That this writer had to mention the Vegas odds as a way to balance these teams is so lazy.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rhea Wessel is an American writer and thought-leadership strategist who helps people grow their business by creating and publishing thought ...Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Founded in 1909, the organization annually brings together a cadre of film industry professionals including filmmakers, actors, producers, and screenwriters to select the best content of the year.Sam Falb, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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As previously announced, Dune director, producer and screenwriter Denis Villeneuve will receive the CAS Filmmaker Award and Maitland, known for his work on Joker and West Side Story, will be presented with the Career Achievement Award.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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Karen is a talented scriptwriter who will bring the story to life on screen.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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As in the production chain, giving space to the talent of women and pushing for their inclusion in front of and behind the camera — as scriptwriters, directors, and cinematographers — is a public service duty and a strategic choice.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2024
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
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Presumably these dynamics played better in scenarist Sarah Alderson’s original novel (which is set in Lisbon rather than Split).Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Mar. 2022
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The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
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Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur.Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 18 Apr. 2019
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