All Stories About Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights

The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2019-20 Season

For the second season, Lauren Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America, with 11 plays being produced around the country.

Lucas Hnath is the most-produced playwright in America, with the always prolific (and popular) Lauren Gunderson close behind.

In her third year on this list, ‘I and You’ playwright Lauren Gunderson has shot to the top spot.

August Wilson is the No. 1 playwright in America this season, but San Francisco playwright Lauren Gunderson isn’t far behind.

This year’s top playwright won a Pulitzer for his first play (and we published it).

Who is the most-produced playwright in America? We’ll give you a hint: his last play was very Chekhov-ian.