| What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck Tops American Theatre’s Most-Produced Plays List for Second Year | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:17 am EDT 09/27/24 | |
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| What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck Tops American Theatre's Most-Produced Plays List for Second Year Rajiv Joseph and Kate Hamill Tie for the Most-Produced Playwright New York, NY – American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group (TCG), has released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season. These lists are based on the 2024-25 season programming submitted by TCG's Member Theatres as well as on credits from Broadway productions. By American Theatre's count, Rajiv Joseph and Kate Hamill are tied for the most-produced playwright in the coming season, with 18 total productions each. What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck is the most-produced play, with 16 total productions, for a second year in a row. These lists appear in the fall print issue of American Theatre, online at AmericanTheatre.org, and will be announced today by the editors of American Theatre on Facebook. American Theatre has been creating these annual lists since 1994, but put them on pause during the 2021-22 season due to COVID shutdowns. "This year's lists reflect such a rich diversity of talent, programming and storytelling," says TCG Co-Executive Directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson in a joint statement. "We understand the role and power that theatre has in holding a mirror to society, so it's no surprise that during this critical election year that What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck tops the list for a second year. We are also thrilled to see Rajiv Joseph make his debut on the list of most-produced playwrights, in the top spot alongside Kate Hamill." "It's thrilling to have this honor in a moment when people are so energized and passionate and feel like they can take their democracy into their own hands," said playwright Heidi Schreck. "And I hope everyone will get out and VOTE this November." "I'm honored to be included with so many friends and colleagues on this list," said playwright Kate Hamill. It's a great time for American playwriting - if a uniquely precarious time - and I hope to see more and more new names on this list in years to come, as we all work to drive the field forward." Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2024-25 Season 1.What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck (16 productions) 2.Fat Ham by James Ijames (14) 3.King James by Rajiv Joseph (14) 4.Primary Trust by Eboni Booth (13) 5.Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice (book), Bob Gaudio (music), Bob Crewe (lyrics) (11) 6.Waitress by Jessie Nelson (book, adapt. from Adrienne Shelly), Sara Bareilles (music & lyrics) (11) 7.POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger (11) 8.Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott, adapt. by Jeffrey Hatcher (10) 9.The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh (10) 10.A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter (9) 11.The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields (9) *11 due to ties. Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2024-25 Season Rajiv Joseph (18 productions) Kate Hamill (18) Jeffrey Hatcher (16) James Ijames (16) Heidi Schreck (16) Eboni Booth (13) Rick Elice 13 (11 co-writes) Lauren Gunderson (13, 4 co-writes) Frederick Knott (13) August Wilson (13, 2 co-writes) Lloyd Suh (12) Marshall Brickman (11) Selina Fillinger (11) Samuel D. Hunter (11) Ken Ludwig (11) Jessie Nelson (11) Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields (9) Thomas Meehan (9) Lynn Nottage (9) Howard Ashman (8) Jocelyn Bioh (8) Patrick Barlow (8) Steven Dietz (8) *23 due to ties. Note: These lists customarily omit various stagings of A Christmas Carol and works by Shakespeare. For more information about the American Theatre Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights lists, visit: http://www.americantheatre.org. -- American Theatre magazine is published daily online and quarterly in print by Theatre Communications Group. As the nation's essential magazine for professional not-for-profit theatre, American Theatre has been providing theatre professionals, students, advocates, and audiences a comprehensive journal for almost 40 years. Quarterly print editions are published every October, January, April, and July, and include play scripts as well as special issues like the Season Preview and Training edition. American Theatre is available online, at selected newsstands nationwide or through an Individual Membership in TCG by visiting https://www.americantheatre.org/join/ or contacting info@tcg.org. http://www.americantheatre.org. Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, leads for a just and thriving theatre ecology. Since its founding in 1961, TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to over 700 Member Theatres and affiliate organizations and over 7,000 Individual Members. Through its programs and services, TCG reaches over one million students, audience members, and theatre professionals each year. TCG offers networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events, including the biennial TCG National Conference, one of the largest nationwide gatherings of theatre people; awards grants and scholarships to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and through the Global Theater Initiative, TCG's partnership with the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, serves as the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute. TCG is North America's largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature, with 21 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. TCG believes its vision of "a better world for theatre, and a better world because of theatre" can be achieved through individual and collective action, adaptive and responsive leadership, and equitable representation in all areas of practice. TCG is led by LaTeshia Ellerson, Co-Executive Director: National Engagement, and Emilya Cachapero Co-Executive Director: National and Global Programming. For more information, go to www.tcg.org. |
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