What’s on the Menu?
For this year’s preview of U.S. theatre’s offerings, we look at the how and why as much as the what.
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!
Take Shakespeare for Granted? He’ll None of It
Our magazine doesn’t include the Bard on its annual most-produced lists, but this year he snuck his way to the top anyway.
The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2017-18 Season
In her third year on this list, ‘I and You’ playwright Lauren Gunderson has shot to the top spot.
The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2017-18 Season
This year’s top play is “Shakespeare in Love” by Lee Hall, based on the Oscar-winning film.
The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2016-17 Season
Robert Askins’s profane yet profound ‘Hand to God’ is the No. 1 play of the season.
The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2016-17 Season
August Wilson is the No. 1 playwright in America this season, but San Francisco playwright Lauren Gunderson isn’t far behind.
The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2015–16 Season
Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced,’ a new entry, tops the list, alongside other new entries and some returning favorites.
The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2015–16 Season
This year’s top playwright won a Pulitzer for his first play (and we published it).
The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of 2014-15 (Whose Name Is Not Shakespeare)
Who is the most-produced playwright in America? We’ll give you a hint: his last play was very Chekhov-ian.
The Top 10 Most-Produced Plays of the 2014–15 Season
A complete rundown of this year’s Top 10 most-produced plays, including fun facts and a slide show of various productions.