List of playwrights from the United States
- See also: List of playwrights, List of playwrights by nationality and year of birth, List of Jewish American playwrights
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This is a list of playwrights from the United States.
18th century
- Benjamin A. Baker
- Charles M. Barras
- Hugh Henry Brackenridge
- William Dunlap
- Thomas Godfrey (writer), poet and author of The Prince of Parthia
- Edward (Ned) Harrington
- Robert Hunter (governor)
- Royall Tyler
- Mercy Otis Warren
19th century
- George Aiken (playwright)
- Nathaniel Bannister
- James Nelson Barker
- David Belasco
- Dion Boucicault
- John Brougham
- Bob Cole (composer)
- Augustin Daly
- William Wells Brown
- Clyde Fitch
- James A. Herne
- Bronson Howard
- William Dean Howells
- Charles Hale Hoyt
- Cornelius Ambrosius Logan
- Steele MacKaye
- Cornelius Mathews
- Langdon Elwyn Mitchell
- Anna Cora Mowatt
- John Howard Payne
- Harry B. Smith
- William Young (playwright)
21st century
- Stephen Adly Guirgis
- Annie Baker
- Stephen Belber
- Brooke Berman
- Adam Bock
- Gamal Abdel Chasten
- John Clancy
- Cusi Cram
- Rick Elice
- Will Eno
- Rebecca Gilman
- Gina Gionfriddo
- Katori Hall
- Whit Hertford
- CJ Hopkins
- Rajiv Joseph
- Julia Jordan
- Zoe Kazan
- Young Jean Lee
- Tracy Letts
- Simon Levy
- Kirk Lynn
- Richard Maxwell
- Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Melanie Marnich
- Anthony Mora
- Bruce Norris (playwright)
- Dan O'Brien
- Dael Orlandersmith
- Laura Pedersen
- David Rambo
- Adam Rapp
- Sarah Ruhl
- William Ruiz
- Colin Sargent
- Regina Taylor
- Alice Tuan
- Marisa Wegrzyn
- Craig Wright (playwright)
See also
Further reading
- Meserve, Walter J. An Outline History of American Drama, 2nd ed., New York: Feebback Theatrebooks/Prospero Press, 1994.