playwrite or playwright

It might seem as if a person who writes plays should be called a “playwrite” but in fact a playwright is a person who has wrought words into a dramatic form, just as a wheelwright has wrought wheels out of wood and iron. All the other words ending in “-wright” are archaic, or we’d be constantly reminded of the correct pattern.

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Definitions

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• n  someone who writes plays

News & Articles

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• Playwright Dan Kehde to share ghost stories
  Local playwright Dan Kehde will present "A Night of Dans Ghost Stories" at 8 p.m. Saturday at Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St.The two-hour, one-person show retells Kehdes personal supernatural experiences over the past 60 years, including ...
  June 13, 2013 - Charleston Daily Mail
• Playwright Dan Kehde to share ghost stories
  Local playwright Dan Kehde will present "A Night of Dans Ghost Stories" at 8 p.m. Saturday at Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St.The two-hour, one-person show retells Kehdes personal supernatural experiences over the past 60 years, including ...
  June 13, 2013 - Charleston Daily Mail
• Q&A: Playwright Andrea Stolowitz On 'Ithaka'
  The Portland playwright's work about an Afghan War vet's journey home is in the middle of its world premiere run at Artists Repertory Theatre. We spoke with Stolowitz about the challenges of delving into the unfamiliar world of the military and the importance of closing the divide between veterans and the civilian world.
  June 12, 2013 - Oregon Public Broadcasting