Richard Greenberg

Richard Greenberg
Born(1958-02-22)February 22, 1958
DiedJuly 4, 2025(2025-07-04) (aged 67)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • television writer
EducationEast Meadow High School
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University
Yale University (MFA)
Period1984–2022
Notable worksEastern Standard (1988)
Three Days of Rain (1998)
Take Me Out (2003)
Notable awardsTony Award for Best Play
New York Drama Critics Circle Award
Drama Desk Award
Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Oppenheimer Award

Richard Greenberg (February 22, 1958 – July 4, 2025) was an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He had more than 25 plays premiere on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway in New York City and eight at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California, including The Violet Hour, Everett Beekin, and Hurrah at Last. Greenberg is perhaps best known for his 2002 play Take Me Out.