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The Best Playwrights and Theatre Composers

A personal list of some of the best theatre writers, composers and adaptors whose works you should see performed live or read/study their scripts.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
1
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage
2
Mary Zimmerman
Mary Zimmerman
3
Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl
4
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
5
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel
6
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
7
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
8
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Tarell Alvin McCraney
9
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
10
Helen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson
11
Erin Shields
Erin Shields
12
Quiara Allegria Hudes
Quiara Allegria Hudes
13
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
14
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
15
August Wilson
August Wilson
16
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
17
Edward Albee
Edward Albee
18
Marsha Norman
Marsha Norman
19
Lucy Simon
Lucy Simon
20
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman
21
JT Rogers
JT Rogers
22
Christopher Durang
Christopher Durang
23
Irene Sankoff
Irene Sankoff
24
David Hein
David Hein
25
Dave Malloy
Dave Malloy
26
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn
27
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Timberlake Wertenbaker
28
Moisés Kaufman
Moisés Kaufman
29
Sally Cookson
Sally Cookson
30
John Logan
John Logan
31
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson
32
Frances Goodrich
Frances Goodrich
33
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett
34
Sophocles
Sophocles
35
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
36
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
37
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
38
Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
39
Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks
40
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