» America's Favorite Plays | Sightings by Terry Teachout - WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal analyzes the list of the most produced plays in the country over the last ten years.
The 11 plays produced most often between 2000-01 and 2009-10. In descending order, they are: 1. “Proof,” by David Auburn (54 productions). 2. “Doubt,” by John Patrick Shanley (48 productions). 3. “Art,” by Yasmina Reza (45 productions). 4. “The Drawer Boy,” by Michael Healey (36 productions). 5. “Rabbit Hole,” by David Lindsay-Abaire (33 productions). 6. “Wit,” by Margaret Edson (29 productions). 7. “I Am My Own Wife,” by Doug Wright (26 productions). 8. “Crowns,” by Regina Taylor (26 productions). 9. “Intimate Apparel,” by Lynn Nottage (25 productions). 10. (tie). “The Glass Menagerie,” by Tennessee Williams, and “The Laramie Project,” by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project (23 productions each).The writer notes the favoritism towards modern pieces and the striking lack of musicals. Also, Laramie is the only outright political piece.
