A top ten most produced plays was printed in American Theatre‘s annual Season Preview issue in October. The numbers are as reported to the Theatre Communication Group at press time by its member theatres nationwide. As of the 2009-10 season the Top Ten List omits holiday themed shows (such as The Santaland Diaries and A Christmas Carol – both of which had solidly placed in the top ten the past few years) as well as works by Shakespeare. This year seems to have a good mix of classics, crowd pleasers, and relatively new work being produced across the country.
Check in every Monday to see if one of these shows is being produced at a theatre near you in our Opening/Closing post.
2009-10
boom
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
The Seafarer
by Conor McPherson
Speech & Debate
by Stephen Karam
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
by Sarah Ruhl
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
by Rachel Sheinkin (book) and William Finn (music and lyrics)
Around the World in 8o Days
adapted by Mark Brown from Jules Verne
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Opus
by Michael Hollinger
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
by Donald Margulies
Souvenir
by Stephen Temperley
Yankee Tavern
by Steven Dietz
Black Pearl Sings!
by Frank Higgins
Boeing-Boeing
translated by Beverly Cross from Marc Camoletti
For more information or to view the top ten lists from previous years, visit ctg.org
Feature image of the American Theatre October cover and collage by Rakefet Kenaan @ Marlena Agency courtesy of CTG and American Theatre
