Playwrights

His memorable works included “Rosencratz and Guildenstern Are Dead.”

His close friendship with Orson Welles led to the book “My Lunches With Orson.”

Fugard’s celebrated works explored the oppression of apartheid and its lingering effects.

Feiffer won the Pulitzer Prize and is in the Comic Book Hall of Fame.

heeler’s work earned him entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Youngblood’s work often explored the lives of the “Big Mamas” who raised her.

Williams’ Tony-nominated play “Home” is returning to Broadway this summer.

He was best known for his award-winning “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”

He participated in Vietnam War protests and the gay rights movement.

His notable works include “Saved,” “Lear,” and “Narrow Road to the Deep North.”