All Stories About Top 10 Most-Produced Plays

Since 1994, American Theatre has used the season listings for TCG Member Theatres to calculate our Top 10 Most-Produced Play list. And since 2014, we’ve used those same metrics to count the Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights in America.

Curious? You can find all of those lists here!

The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2019-20 Season

News September 18, 2019 Diep Tran Leave a comment

What’s the number one play in America? It’s a tie between ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ and ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.’

Offscript: Live! It’s Not Lonely at the Top

Offscript, Videos September 25, 2018 American Theatre Editors Leave a comment

Live at the Lark, American Theatre editors announced the season’s top plays and playwrights, and spoke to two of them, Lucas Hnath and Karen Zacarías.

The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2018-19 Season

News, October 2018 September 20, 2018 Diep Tran Leave a comment

‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ by Lucas Hnath, which premiered almost simultaneously at South Coast Rep and on Broadway, will be the most-produced play in America this season.

The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2017-18 Season

October 2017, The Art of Season Planning September 21, 2017 Diep Tran Leave a comment

This year’s top play is ‘Shakespeare in Love’ by Lee Hall, based on the Oscar-winning film.

Offscript: Top 10 and Puppet Sex with Rob Askins

Offscript, The State of the Play September 22, 2016 American Theatre Editors 1 Comment

In this week’s episode, we welcome Robert Askins, author of “Hand to God,” aka the most-produced play in America! Plus, we invite some critics to discuss the play and whether it deserves to be on top.