Playwright

Edward Albee
Playwright/Director
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Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tale Author
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Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban Author
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Natalie Barney
Author
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Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter
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Truman Capote
Author
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Mart Crowley
Playwright and Activist
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Nancy Cárdenas
Mexican Writer & Activist
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Colman Domingo
Actor & Playwright
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Martin Duberman
Historian
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Harvey Fierstein
Actor, playwright and screenwriter
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Jewelle Gomez
Novelist
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Angelina Weld Grimké
Poet and Playwright
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Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright and Activist
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Christopher Isherwood
Trailblazing Writer
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Michael R. Jackson
Pulitzer-Winning Playwright
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Leslie Jordan
Actor & Comedian
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Larry Kramer
Playwright/AIDS Activist
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Tony Kushner
Playwright
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Arthur Laurents
Playwright/Director
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Federico Garcia Lorca
Poet
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Tarell Alvin McCraney
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
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Terrence McNally
Playwright
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James Merrill
Pulitzer-Winning Poet
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Yukio Mishima
Japanese Author
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John Cameron Mitchell
Actor and Director
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Lauren Morelli
Writer & Producer
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David Sedaris
Writer/Humorist
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Gore Vidal
Author/Commentator
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Oscar Wilde
Playwright
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Tennessee Williams
Playwright
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Lanford Wilson
Pulitzer-Winning Playwright
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