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100 Great Modern Comedy and Dramatic Plays From the Theatre

With this image of an old suitcase, a significant prop from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," we present a list of 100 great modern dramatic and comedy plays. No Shakespeare. No Chekhov. No Ibsen. No Wilde. And (lastly) No Shaw!!!! As always, enjoy......!
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
1
Arthur Miller
The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
The Odd Couple
2
Neil Simon
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
3
Tennessee Williams
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Doubt
4
John Patrick Shanley
American Buffalo by David Mamet
American Buffalo by David Mamet
5
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
6
August Wilson
The Heidi Chronicles (Wendy Wasserstein)
The Heidi Chronicles
7
Wendy Wasserstein
Almost, Maine (John Cariani)
Almost, Maine
8
John Cariani
The Foreigner (Larry Shue)
The Foreigner
9
Larry Shue
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
10
A Play by Tom Stoppard
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)
August: Osage County
11
Tracy Letts
True West (Sam Shepard)
True West
12
Sam Shepard
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
13
Edward Albee
Steel Magnolias (Robert Harling)
Steel Magnolias
14
Robert Harling
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
15
Lorraine Hansberry
Six Degrees of Separation (John Guare)
Six Degrees of Separation
16
John Guare
Art (Yasmina Reza)
Art
17
Yasmina Reza
Fifth of July (Lanford Wilson)
Fifth of July
18
Lanford Wilson
The Pillowman
The Pillowman
19
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
20
Peter Shaffer
The Lover (Harold Pinter)
The Lover
21
Harold Pinter
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
22
Tony Kushner
Rabbit Hole (David Lindsay-Abaire)
Rabbit Hole
23
David Lindsay-Abaire
Wit (Margaret Edson)
Wit
24
Margaret Edson
'Night, Mother (Marsha Norman)
'Night, Mother
25
Marsha Norman
Barefoot in the Park (Neil Simon)
Barefoot in the Park
26
Neil Simon
Noises off (Michael Frayn)
Noises Off
27
Michael Frayn
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang)
M. Butterfly
28
David Henry Hwang
The Little Foxes (Lillian Hellman)
The Little Foxes
29
Lillian Hellman
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
30
David Mamet
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
31
Arthur Miller
God of Carnage (Yasmina Reza)
God of Carnage
32
Yasmina Reza
The House of Blue Leaves (John Guare)
The House of Blue Leaves
33
John Guare
Master Harold and the Boys (Athol Fugard)
Master Harold and the Boys
34
Athol Fugard
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
35
Tennesee Williams
How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel)
How I Learned to Drive
36
Paula Vogel
Look Back in Anger (John Osborne)
Look Back in Anger
37
John Osborne
Jitney (August Wilson)
Jitney
38
August Wilson
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
39
Peter Shaffer
Death and the Maiden (Ariel Dorfman)
Death and the Maiden
40
Ariel Dorfman
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