List of American plays
This is a list of American plays:
0-9
- $1200 a Year: A Comedy in Three Acts, by Edna Ferber and Newman Levy
- 45 Seconds from Broadway, by Neil Simon
- 8, by Dustin Lance Black
A
- A-Haunting We Will Go, by Tim Kelly
- A Counterfeit Presentment, by William Dean Howells
- A Delicate Balance, by Edward Albee
- A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams
- A Memory of Two Mondays, by Arthur Miller
- A View from the Bridge, by Arthur Miller
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois, by Robert E. Sherwood
- The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice
- After the Fall, by Arthur Miller
- Agnes of God, by John Pielmeier
- The Aliens, by Annie Baker
- All Because of Agatha, by Jonathan Troy
- All My Sons, by Arthur Miller
- All New People, by Zach Braff
- All Summer Long, by Robert Anderson
- All the Way, by Robert Schenkkan
- All the Way Home, by Tad Mosel
- American Buffalo, by David Mamet
- The American Clock, by Arthur Miller
- The American Dream, by Edward Albee
- The American Way, by Jim Beaver
- The Anarchist, by David Mamet
- And Still I Rise, by Maya Angelou
- Anna Christie, by Eugene O'Neill
- Anne of the Thousand Days, by Maxwell Anderson
- And Things That Go Bump in the Night, by Terrence McNally
- Angels in America, by Tony Kushner
- Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring
- As You Like It, or Anything You Want To, Also Known as Rotterdam and Parmesan Are Dead, by Jim Beaver
- Aunt Bam's Place, by Tyler Perry
- Avanti!, by Samuel A. Taylor
- Awake and Sing!, by Clifford Odets
B
- Bad Habits, by Terrence McNally
- Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon
- Battle of Angels , by Tennessee Williams
- Beekman Place, by Samuel A. Taylor
- The Best Man, by Gore Vidal
- Biloxi Blues, by Neil Simon
- Black Bart and the Sacred Hills, by August Wilson
- Black Nativity, by Langston Hughes
- The Blue Hour, by David Mamet
- Bobbi Boland, by Nancy Hasty
- Bobby Gould in Hell, by David Mamet
- Born Yesterday, by Garson Kanin
- Boston Marriage, by David Mamet
- Botticelli, by Terrence McNally
- The Boys in the Band, by Mart Crowley
- Bride of Brackenloch, by Rick Abbot
- A Bright Room Called Day, by Tony Kushner
- Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon
- Bringing It All Back Home, by Terrence McNally
- Broadway Bound, by Neil Simon
- Broken Glass, by Arthur Miller
- A Bronx Tale, by Chazz Palminteri
- Bullets Over Broadway, by Woody Allen
- Bus Stop, by William Inge
- By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea'', by Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and Joe Pintauro
C
- Cafe Crown, by Hy Kraft
- California Suite, by Neil Simon
- Candle in the Wind, by Maxwell Anderson
- Candles to the Sun, by Tennessee Williams
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams
- Chapter Two, by Neil Simon
- Children of a Lesser God, by Mark Medoff
- China Doll, by David Mamet
- Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney
- The Christians, by Lucas Hnath
- The Cocktail Party, by T.S. Eliot
- The Coldest Day of the Year, by August Wilson
- Come Back, Little Sheba, by William Inge
- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, by Ed Graczyk
- Come Blow Your Horn, by Neil Simon
- Come on Strong, by Garson Kanin
- The Confidential Clerk, by T.S. Eliot
- The Cop and the Anthem, by Jim Beaver
- Corpus Christi, by Terrence McNally
- The Creation of the World and Other Business, by Arthur Miller
- The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
- The Cryptogram, by David Mamet
D
- Daddy's Dyin' , Del Shores
- Dana H., by Lucas Hnath
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, by William Inge
- Death, by Woody Allen
- Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller
- The Death of Bessie Smith, by Edward Albee
- Death Tax, by Lucas Hnath
- Decade, by Tony Kushner
- Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams, by Terrence McNally
- Desire Under the Elms, by Eugene O'Neill
- Deuce, by Terrence McNally
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman, by Tyler Perry
- Dinner at Eight, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
- The Dinner Party, by Neil Simon
- Dirty Blonde, by Claudia Shear
- Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, by Don Petersen
- A Doll's House, Part 2, by Lucas Hnath
- Don't Drink the Water, by Woody Allen
- Don't Go Away Mad, by William Saroyan
- Don't You Want to Be Free?, by Langston Hughes
- Dream Girl, by Elmer Rice
- The Duck Variations, by David Mamet
E
- Edmond, by David Mamet
- The Egotist, by Ben Hecht
- The Elder Statesman, by T.S. Eliot
- The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance
- Elmer and Lily, by William Saroyan
- Emma, by Howard Zinn
- The Emperor Jones , by Eugene O'Neill
- Emperor of Haiti, by Langston Hughes
F
- Faith of Our Fathers, by Paul Eliot Green
- The Family Reunion, by T.S. Eliot
- Faustus, by David Mamet
- The Feast of Ortolans, by Maxwell Anderson
- Fences, by August Wilson
- A Few Good Men, by Aaron Sorkin
- The Fifth Column, by Ernest Hemingway
- Finishing the Picture, by Arthur Miller
- First Love, by Samuel A. Taylor
- The Floating Light Bulb, by Woody Allen
- The Flying Machine: A One-Act Play for Three Men, by Ray Bradbury
- Fools, by Neil Simon
- Fortitude , by Kurt Vonnegut
- Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, by Terrence McNally
- The Frog Prince, by David Mamet
- The Front Page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Fugitive Kind, by Tennessee Williams
- Fullerton Street, by August Wilson
G
- G. David Schine in Hell, by Tony Kushner
- Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, by Taylor Mac
- Gem of the Ocean, by August Wilson
- Getting Out, by Marsha Norman
- The Gingerbread Lady, by Neil Simon
- The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams
- Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet
- God, by Woody Allen
- God's Favorite, by Neil Simon
- Gods of the Lightning, by Maxwell Anderson and Harold Hickerson
- The Golden Years, by Arthur Miller
- The Good Doctor, by Neil Simon
- The Great Disobedience, by Arthur Miller
- The Great God Brown, by Eugene O'Neill
- The Grass Still Grows, by Arthur Miller
- Gypsy, by Maxwell Anderson
H
- The Hairy Ape, by Eugene O'Neill
- The Half-Bridge, by Arthur Miller
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June, by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Happy Time, by Samuel A. Taylor
- Harvey, by Mary Chase
- The Haves and the Have Nots, by Tyler Perry
- The Heiress, by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz
- Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned, by Tyler Perry
- Hello Out There, by William Saroyan
- Hidden Agendas, by Terrence McNally
- High Tor, by Maxwell Anderson
- Hilary and Clinton, by Lucas Hnath
- Homebody/Kabul, by Tony Kushner
- The Homecoming, by August Wilson
- Honors at Dawn, by Arthur Miller
- How I Learned What I Learned, by August Wilson
I
- I Can Do Bad All by Myself, by Tyler Perry
- I Know I've Been Changed, by Tyler Perry
- I Never Sang for My Father, by Robert Anderson
- I Ought to Be in Pictures, by Neil Simon
- I Think About You a Great Deal, by Arthur Miller
- The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O'Neill
- In Abraham's Bosom, by Paul Eliot Green
- Incident at Vichy, by Arthur Miller
- The Inheritance, by Matthew Lopez
- The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, by Tony Kushner
- Isaac's Eye, by Lucas Hnath
- It's Only a Play, by Terrence McNally
J
- Jake's Women, by Neil Simon
- Jerico-Jim Crow, by Langston Hughes
- Jim Dandy, by William Saroyan
- Jitney, by August Wilson
- Joe Turner's Come and Gone, by August Wilson
K
- Keep Your Pantheon, by David Mamet
- Key Largo, by Maxwell Anderson
- King Hedley II, by August Wilson
- Knickerbocker Holiday, by Maxwell Anderson
L
- Ladies and Gentlemen, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, by Lanie Robertson
- Lakeboat, by David Mamet
- The Last Act Is a Solo, by Robert Anderson
- Last of the Red Hot Lovers, by Neil Simon
- The Last Pad, by William Inge
- The Last Yankee, by Arthur Miller
- Laugh to Keep from Crying, by Tyler Perry
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor, by Neil Simon
- The Leather Apron Club, by Charlie Mount
- Legend, by Samuel A. Taylor
- Lettering, by Jim Beaver
- A Life in the Theatre, by David Mamet
- Lips Together, Teeth Apart, by Terrence McNally
- The Lisbon Traviata, by Terrence McNally
- Listen My Children, by Arthur Miller and Norman Rosten
- Little Ham, by Langston Hughes
- The Live Wire, by Garson Kanin
- Lobby Hero, by Kenneth Lonergan
- London Suite, by Neil Simon
- Lone Canoe, by David Mamet
- A Loss of Roses, by William Inge
- The Lost Colony, by Paul Eliot Green
- Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon
- Love! Valour! Compassion!, by Terrence McNally
M
- M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, by August Wilson
- A Madea Christmas, by Tyler Perry
- Madea's Class Reunion, by Tyler Perry
- Madea's Family Reunion, by Tyler Perry
- Madea Gets a Job, by Tyler Perry
- Madea Goes to Jail, by Tyler Perry
- Madea's Big Happy Family, by Tyler Perry
- Madea's Neighbors from Hell, by Tyler Perry
- The Maid of Arran, by L. Frank Baum
- The Man Who Came to Dinner, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
- The Man Who Had All the Luck, by Arthur Miller
- The Marriage Counselor, by Tyler Perry
- Master Class, by Terrence McNally
- The Masque of Kings, by Maxwell Anderson
- Mary of Scotland, by Maxwell Anderson
- The Meadow, by Ray Bradbury
- Meet the Browns, by Tyler Perry
- Mockingbird, by Jim Beaver
- The Monkey Jar, by Richard Martin Hirsch
- Mourning Becomes Electra, by Eugene O'Neill
- Mr. Happiness, by David Mamet
- Mr Peter’s Connections, by Arthur Miller
- Mule Bone, by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
- Murder in the Cathedral, by T.S. Eliot
- My Heart's in the Highlands], by William Saroyan
N
- Natural Affection, by William Inge
- Next, by Terrence McNally
- 'night, Mother, by Marsha Norman
- The Night of the Iguana, by Tennessee Williams
- Night Over Taos, by Maxwell Anderson
- Night Riders, by Jim Beaver
- Nina, by Samuel A. Taylor
- No Villain, by Arthur Miller
- Noon, second segment of Morning, Noon and Night, by Terrence McNally
- November, by David Mamet
O
- The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
- The Old Neighborhood, by David Mamet
- Oleanna, by David Mamet
- On Golden Pond, by Ernest Thompson
- Once Upon a Single Bound, by Jim Beaver
- One Night in Miami, by Kemp Powers
- Otho: a Tragedy, in Five Acts, by John Neal
- Our Ephraim, or The New Englanders, A What-d’ye-call-it?–in three Acts, by John Neal
- Our Mrs. McChesney, by Edna Ferber and George V. Hobart
- Our Town, by Thornton Wilder
- Outside Looking In, by Maxwell Anderson
- The Ox-Bow Incident, adapted by Jim Beaver
P
- The Parsley Garden, by William Saroyan
- The Penitent, by David Mamet
- Period of Adjustment, by Tennessee Williams
- Peter and the Starcatcher, by Rick Elice
- The Petrified Forest, by Robert E. Sherwood
- The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson
- Picnic, by William Inge
- Pillar of Fire and Other Plays, by Ray Bradbury
- Play It Again, Sam, by Woody Allen
- Plaza Suite, by Neil Simon
- The Pleasure of His Company, by Samuel A. Taylor
- The Poet & the Rent, by David Mamet
- Prairie du Chien, by David Mamet
- Prelude and Liebestod, by Terrence McNally
- Pressing Engagements, by Jim Beaver
- The Price, by Arthur Miller
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue, by Neil Simon
- Proposals, by Neil Simon
- A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, by Lucas Hnath
R
- Race, by David Mamet
- Radio Golf, by August Wilson
- A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
- The Rat Race, by Garson Kanin
- Recycle, by August Wilson
- Red Speedo, by Lucas Hnath
- Resurrection Blues, by Arthur Miller
- Reunion, by David Mamet
- The Revenge of the Space Pandas, or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock, by David Mamet
- The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, by Arthur Miller
- The Ritz, by Terrence McNally
- The Rock, by T.S. Eliot
- Romance, by David Mamet
- Rose's Dilemma, by Neil Simon
- The Royal Family, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
- Rumors, by Neil Simon
S
- Sabrina Fair, by Samuel A. Taylor
- Saturday's Children, by Maxwell Anderson
- School, by David Mamet
- School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, by Jocelyn Bioh
- Schooling Giacomo, by Richard Knipe
- Second Overture, by Maxwell Anderson
- Semper Fi, by Jim Beaver
- Seven Guitars, by August Wilson
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago, by David Mamet
- The Shawl, by David Mamet
- Sidekick, by Jim Beaver
- The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, by Lorraine Hansberry
- Silent Night, Lonely Night, by Robert Anderson
- Simply Heavenly, by Langston Hughes
- The Slaughter of the Innocents, by William Saroyan
- Slavs!, by Tony Kushner
- The Smile of the World, by Garson Kanin
- Solitaire/Double Solitaire, by Robert Anderson
- Some Men, by Terrence McNally
- Something Cloudy, Something Clear, by Tennessee Williams
- Spades, by Jim Beaver
- Speed-the-Plow, by David Mamet
- Squirrels, by David Mamet
- Stage Door, by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
- The Star-Spangled Girl, by Neil Simon
- Starstruck, by Elaine Lee
- The Stendhal Syndrome, by Terrence McNally
- The Stolen Secret, by William Saroyan
- Street Scene, by Elmer Rice
- A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams
- The Subject Was Roses, by Frank D. Gilroy
- Subway Circus, by William Saroyan
- Summer and Smoke, by Tennessee Williams
- Summer Brave, by William Inge
- The Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simon
- The Sleeping Car, by William Dean Howells
- The Star-Wagon, by Maxwell Anderson
- Sweeney Agonistes, by T.S. Eliot
- Sweet Bird of Youth, by Tennessee Williams
- Sweet Eros'', by Terrence McNally
T
- Talking to You, by William Saroyan
- Tambourines to Glory, by Langston Hughes
- Tammy Faye's Final Audition, by Merri Biechler
- Tea and Sympathy, by Robert Anderson
- A Teaspoon Every Four Hours, by Jackie Mason and Mike Mortman
- That Championship Season, by Jason Miller
- There's Wisdom in Women, by Joseph Kesselring
- They Too Arise, by Arthur Miller
- They're Made Out of Meat, by Terry Bisson
- This Is Our Youth, by Kenneth Lonergan
- The Time of Your Life, by William Saroyan
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by Aaron Sorkin
- Torch Song Trilogy, by Harvey Fierstein
- The Trip to Bountiful, by Horton Foote
- Troubled Island, by Langston Hughes and William Grant Still
- Truth, Justice, and the Texican Way, by Jim Beaver
- Twentieth Century, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Two for the Seesaw, by William Gibson
- Two Trains Running, by August Wilson
V
- Valley Forge, by Maxwell Anderson
- Van Zorn, by Edwin Arlington Robinson
- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang
- Verdigris, by Jim Beaver
- The Very First Christmas Morning, by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Vikings and Darwin, by David Mamet
- Visit to a Small Planet, by Gore Vidal
- Visiting Mr. Green, by Jeff Baron
W
- The Water Engine, by David Mamet
- The Waverly Gallery, by Kenneth Lonergan
- Weekend, by Gore Vidal
- The West Side Waltz, by Ernest Thompson
- What Price Glory, by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings
- What's Done in the Dark, by Tyler Perry
- Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?, by Terrence McNally
- Where's Daddy?, by William Inge
- Whigs, Pigs, and Greyhounds, by Jim Beaver
- Whiskey, by Terrence McNally
- White Desert, by Maxwell Anderson
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, by Edward Albee
- Why Did I Get Married?, by Tyler Perry
- The Wingless Victory, by Maxwell Anderson
- Winterset, by Maxwell Anderson
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other Plays, by Ray Bradbury
- Why We Have a Body, by Claire Chafee
X
Y
- You Can't Take It with You, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
- You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, by Robert Anderson
- You're Welcome America, by Will Ferrell
Z
- Zero Hour, by Jim Brochu
- Zorro in Hell, by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza
- The Zoo Story, by Edward Albee