All Stories About Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights

Tops of the Season: ‘Come From Away’ and Lauren Gunderson

Offscript September 22, 2025 American Theatre Editors Leave a comment

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.

The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2025-26 Season

Fall 2025, Features September 18, 2025 Rob Weinert-Kendt Leave a comment

The prolific Lauren Gunderson is back on top for the third time (*26 due to ties; list does not count works by Shakespeare).

Editor’s Note: Before the Fall

Fall 2024, The Agenda꞉ From the Editor October 11, 2024 Rob Weinert-Kendt Leave a comment

Our season preview and most-produced plays lists show a theatre scene still feeling the effects of contraction but continuing to show up for the work against steep odds.

Offscript: Most-Produced With Heidi Shreck, Rajiv Joseph, and Kate Hamill

Fall 2024 October 4, 2024 American Theatre Editors Leave a comment

On this episode we broke the news of which plays and playwrights will be the most produced this season. Listen in on a conversation between the editors and some most-produced playwrights on new play development.

The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2024-25 Season

Fall 2024, Features September 25, 2024 Rob Weinert-Kendt Leave a comment

Kate Hamill and Rajiv Joseph tie for the top spot on a diverse list of dramatists and adaptors (*23 due to ties).

The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2023-24 Season

Fall 2023, Features, What's in Season 2023-24 October 18, 2023 Rob Weinert-Kendt Leave a comment

Lynn Nottage again tops the list, followed closely by a mix of dramatists, librettists, and adapters.

Offscript: Most-Produced With Lynn Nottage & Lauren Gunderson

Audio, Offscript September 27, 2022 American Theatre Editors Leave a comment

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.