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Famous Dramatists

DramatistsDramatists from many eras and cultures have shaped the stage and public conversation. They include writers with razor-sharp dialogue, philosophers probing ethics and existence, artists fusing movement, music, and design, and leaders channeling civic visions into compelling scripts. Together, their works illuminate humor and heartbreak, power and resistance, tradition and reinvention, reminding audiences how theatre captures the complexities of human life and continues to spark thought, emotion, and change.
Author Nationality Year
Alan Bennett, Tiny Alan Bennett English 1934
Alan Jay Lerner American 1918 - 1986
Alexandre Dumas, Tiny Alexandre Dumas French 1802 - 1870
Andrew Cherry Irish 1762 - 1812
Anton Chekhov, Tiny Anton Chekhov Russian 1860 - 1904
Antonin Artaud, Tiny Antonin Artaud French 1896 - 1948
Aphra Behn English 1640 - 1689
August Strindberg Swedish 1849 - 1912
Barrie Keeffe English 1945
Brendan Behan, Tiny Brendan Behan Irish 1923 - 1964
Charles Macklin Irish
Christopher Marlowe, Tiny Christopher Marlowe English 1564 - 1593
Clare Boothe Luce, Tiny Clare Boothe Luce American 1903 - 1987
Cyril Tourneur English 1575 - 1626
David Mallet Scottish 1705 - 1765
David Mamet American 1947
Dennis Potter British 1935 - 1994
Dion Boucicault, Tiny Dion Boucicault Irish 1822 - 1890
Dodie Smith English 1896 - 1990
Douglas William Jerrold, Tiny Douglas William Jerrold English 1803 - 1857
Edward Albee American 1928 - 2016
Eugene Ionesco French 1912 - 1994
Eugene O'Neill, Tiny Eugene O'Neill American 1888 - 1953
Frances Goodrich American 1890 - 1984
Friedrich Schiller, Tiny Friedrich Schiller German 1759 - 1805
Georg Buchner, Tiny Georg Buchner German 1813 - 1837
George Bernard Shaw, Tiny George Bernard Shaw Irish 1856 - 1950
George Colman English
George Etherege English
George Farquhar Irish 1677 - 1707
George S. Kaufman American 1889 - 1961
Georges Courteline, Tiny Georges Courteline French 1858 - 1929
Hannah Cowley English 1743 - 1809
Henry James Byron English 1835 - 1884
Henry Taylor English 1800 - 1886
Hugh Leonard, Tiny Hugh Leonard Irish 1926 - 2009
James Shirley English 1596 - 1666
Jean Genet French 1910 - 1986
Jean Giraudoux French 1882 - 1944
Jean Racine French 1639 - 1699
John Ciardi, Tiny John Ciardi American 1916 - 1986
John Fletcher English 1579 - 1625
John Ford English 1586 - 1640
John Heywood, Tiny John Heywood English 1497 - 1580
Jules Renard, Tiny Jules Renard French 1864 - 1910
Lady Gregory Irish 1852 - 1932
Lillian Hellman American 1905 - 1984
Marcel Pagnol French 1895 - 1974
Marsha Norman American 1947
Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian 1862 - 1949
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