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Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband; Known for satirical wit and Victorian era commentary
Edward Albee
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story; Known for pushing boundaries and examining modern life
Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie; Known for Southern Gothic and character-driven narratives
Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party, The Homecoming; Known for 'Pinteresque' ambiguity and tension
Suzan-Lori Parks
Topdog/Underdog, Father Comes Home From the Wars; Known for exploring African-American experiences and inventive use of language
George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion, Saint Joan; Known for satirical comedy and social criticism
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Hamilton, In the Heights; Known for integrating hip-hop with traditional musical theatre
Lorraine Hansberry
A Raisin in the Sun; Known for themes of racial inequality and social justice
Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods; Known for complex music and rich lyrical content
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex, Antigone; Known for his tragedies and contributions to Greek drama
Eugene O'Neill
Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Iceman Cometh; Known for drama and deep character exploration
Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, The Crucible; Known for tragedy and social commentary
Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler; Known for realism and challenging societal norms
Anton Chekhov
The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard; Known for modernism and stream of consciousness
Tom Stoppard
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcadia; Known for existential themes and clever wordplay
William Shakespeare
Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet; Known for blank verse and iambic pentameter
August Wilson
Fences, The Piano Lesson; Known for his cycle of plays about African-American experiences
Neil Simon
The Odd Couple, Brighton Beach Memoirs; Known for comedies and autobiographical elements
Samuel Beckett
Waiting for Godot, Endgame; Known for minimalistic stage settings and existential themes
Tony Kushner
Angels in America; Known for his political activism and exploration of morality
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