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Smith, the playwright, isn’t holding back her enthusiasm for the source material.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The stage version is being written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, a playwright whose credentials signal the production is in accomplished hands.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Tru, in a production directed by the playwright, opened on Broadway on December 14, 1989, at the Booth Theatre.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Hayes went from aspiring author to accomplished playwright in less than a year.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The stage version is being written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, a playwright whose credentials signal the production is in accomplished hands.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Tru, in a production directed by the playwright, opened on Broadway on December 14, 1989, at the Booth Theatre.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Hayes went from aspiring author to accomplished playwright in less than a year.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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