Tops of the Season: ‘Come From Away’ and Lauren Gunderson
Editors unveil AT’s annual Top 10 Most Produced Plays and Top 20 Most Produced Playwrights lists and chat with Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and the ubiquitous Gunderson.
All Stories About Lauren Gunderson
The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2025-26 Season
The prolific Lauren Gunderson is back on top for the third time (*26 due to ties; list does not count works by Shakespeare).
Steinberg Playwright Awards, 121 Project Recipients, Blackburn Finalists
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
MTC Champion Fellowship, Prince Fellowship, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SDCF Ockrent Fellow, TDF/Sharaff Awards, NAMT Residency Grants, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Alabama Shakes Commissions Writers to Create New Southern Canon
The ambitious program, slated to seed 22 new plays, has announced its first 4 commissioned writers: Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Robert Schenkkan, Mansa Ra, and Lauren Gunderson.
Offscript: Most-Produced With Lynn Nottage & Lauren Gunderson
On this episode we broke the news that Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s’ will be the most-produced play of the season, then welcomed her and fellow prolific scribe Gunderson on to talk shop.
‘Clyde’s’ Is Most-Produced Play, and Lynn Nottage Most-Produced Playwright, of 2022-23 Season
A mix of familiar and new titles, of challenge and comfort, characterizes this year’s lists, the first this magazine has done since 2019.
Lauren Gunderson Wins Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
The prize recognizes her play ‘Book of Will’ and comes with $25,000.
Three on the Aisle: The Acting Company You Keep
The critics discuss the pros and cons of keeping resident acting companies, and talk to the most-produced playwright in America: Lauren Gunderson.
