[{"n": "Antonio García Gutiérrez", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/antonio-garc-a-guti-rrez/", "s": "Spanish Romantic dramatist whose play inspired Verdi's Il trovatore."}, {"n": "Athol Fugard", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/athol-fugard/", "s": "South Africa's greatest playwright, known for his anti-apartheid works."}, {"n": "August Wilson", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/august-wilson/", "s": "American playwright known for The Pittsburgh Cycle."}, {"n": "Ben Jonson", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/ben-jonson/", "s": "English playwright, poet and actor of the Renaissance."}, {"n": "Brendan Behan", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/brendan-behan/", "s": "Irish writer and Republican whose work drew on prison experiences."}, {"n": "Carlo Goldoni", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/carlo-goldoni/", "s": "Italian playwright who reformed comedy with wit and realism."}, {"n": "Carlo Gozzi", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/carlo-gozzi/", "s": "Venetian playwright who revived Commedia dell'arte through fairy-tale plays."}, {"n": "Caryl Churchill", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/caryl-churchill/", "s": "British playwright known for dramatising abuses of power, non-naturalistic techniques, and feminist themes."}, {"n": "Christopher Fry", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/christopher-fry/", "s": "English poet and playwright known for verse dramas."}, {"n": "Chikamatsu Monzaemon", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/chikamatsu-monzaemon/", "s": "Japanese dramatist of jōruri (bunraku) and kabuki."}, {"n": "Clifford Odets", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/clifford-odets/", "s": "American playwright whose 1930s dramas shaped modern theater."}, {"n": "Dario Fo", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/dario-fo/", "s": "Italian Nobel-winning playwright who revived commedia dell'arte and political satire."}, {"n": "David Belasco", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/david-belasco/", "s": "American theatrical producer who pioneered realistic stage lighting and naturalism."}, {"n": "David Mamet", "u": "/e/dramatists-and-playwrights/david-mamet/", "s": "Pulitzer-winning playwright and filmmaker known for distinctive dialogue."}]