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The Great Work Continues: The 25 Best American Plays Since 'Angels in America'

In 2018, the New York Times chief theater critics, Ben Brantley and Jesse Green (with critics Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli) ranked the best American straight plays since Angels in America. Here they are. Let the great work continue!
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Topdog/Underdog (Suzan-Lori Parks)
Topdog/Underdog
1
Suzan-Lori Parks
An Octoroon (Branden Jacobs-Jenkins)
An Octoroon
2
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
The Flick (Annie Baker)
The Flick
3
Annie Baker
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Anne Washburn)
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
4
Anne Washburn
Clybourne Park (2011) (Bruce Norris)
Clybourne Park (2011)
5
Bruce Norris
Ruined (Lynn Nottage)
Ruined
6
Lynn Nottage
How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel)
How I Learned to Drive
7
Paula Vogel
Seven Guitars by August Wilson
Seven Guitars by August Wilson
8
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Anna Deavere Smith)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
9
Anna Deavere Smith
The Designated Mourner (Wallace Shawn)
The Designated Mourner
10
Wallace Shawn
The Humans (A Play) (Stephen Karam)
The Humans (A Play)
11
Stephen Karam
This Is Our Youth (Kenneth)
This Is Our Youth
12
Kenneth
Three Tall Women (1994) (Edward Albee)
Three Tall Women (1994)
13
Edward Albee
Jesus Hopped the a Train (Stephen Adly Guirgis)
Jesus Hopped the a Train
14
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Eurydice (Sarah Ruhl)
Eurydice
15
Sarah Ruhl
House/Lights (Wooster Group)
House/Lights
16
Wooster Group
The Laramie Project (Moisés Kaufman & Members of the Tectonic Theater)
The Laramie Project
17
Moisés Kaufman & Members of the Tectonic Theater
Yellow Face (David Henry Hwang)
Yellow Face
18
David Henry Hwang
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)
August: Osage County
19
Tracy Letts
The Vagina Monologues (Eve Ensler)
The Vagina Monologues
20
Eve Ensler
Underground Railroad Game (Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard)
Underground Railroad Game
21
Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard
The Wolves (Delappe)
The Wolves
22
Delappe
The Realistic Joneses (Will Eno)
The Realistic Joneses
23
Will Eno
The Apple Family Plays (Richard Nelson)
The Apple Family Plays
24
Richard Nelson
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Kristoffer Diaz)
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
25
Kristoffer Diaz
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