DISGRACED Most Produced Play in Upcoming Season, Ayad Akhtar Most Produced Playwright
By: Michael Dale Sep. 17, 2015
American Theatre has released its annual lists of the 10 most produced plays of the upcoming season and the 20 most produced playwrights.
Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer-winner, DISGRACED, tops the list of plays with 18 productions scheduled for the 2015-16 season. Akhtar tops the list of most-produced playwright with 21 productions.
Both lists cover productions in the United States, with Shakespeare plays and seasonal favorites like A CHRISTMAS CAROL not included.
AMERICAN THEATRE'S TOP 10 MOST-PRODUCED PLAYS OF 2015-16 Click here for the entire article.
DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar: 18
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, adapted by Rick Elice from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson: 16
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley: 11
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, adapted by Christopher Sergel from Harper Lee: 9
BUYER & CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins: 9
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang: 8
MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY by Anne Washburn: 7
FENCES by August Wilson: 7
SEX WITH STRANGERS by Laura Eason: 7
STUPID f-ing BIRD by Aaron Posner, inspired by Chekhov: 7
TOP 20 MOST-PRODUCED PLAYWRIGHTS IN AMERICA IN 2015-16 Click here for the entire article.
Ayad Akhtar: 21
Rick Elice: 17 (includes one cowriting credit)
August Wilson: 16
Sarah Ruhl: 15 (not including 1 classic play adaptation)
Arthur Miller: 15
Lauren Gunderson: 13
Mark St. Germain: 10 (includes one cowriting credit)
Eugene O'Neill: 10
Ken Ludwig: 9 (includes one cowriting credit)
Tom Stoppard: 9 (not including 1 classic play adaptation)
Aaron Posner: 9 (not including 3 classic play adaptations)
Jonathan Tolins: 9 (includes one cowriting credit)
Laura Eason: 9
Steve Yockey: 9
PHOTO CREDIT: Walter McBride
Videos