Plays

What does it mean to be alive, day after day and hour after hour? Discover how many of the theatre’s most gifted playwrights have answered this universal question in this collection of moving, challenging, memorable plays affiliated with the Theatre of the Absurd.

Tennessee Williams has a decades-spanning legacy of incredible plays with complex and challenging roles for all actors, but especially leading ladies. Discover more about an American master with this sampling of five plays.

Nikhil Mahapatra’s modern take on a Shakespearean classic explores sibling rivalry, grief and returning home. In this interview, the playwright discusses their creative process and how this sharp play came to be.

Discover five hilarious, charming, inclusive plays by Ian McWethy, a playwright loved by audiences of all ages.

Playwright Leslie Kimbell, creator of the hugely successful “Four Old Broads” series, discusses her dramatic comedy Packing Up Polly, celebrating female friendship, grief, hoarding, and laughing until you cry.

Concord Theatricals playwright Rosary Hartel O’Neill and her daughter Rory Schmitt recently co-wrote a new book, The Haunted Guide to New Orleans. Author/journalist Carole di Tosti discusses their newest joint venture.

Native Gardens is a play about all the tensions and petty injustices that lie behind a veneer of neighborliness. In this interview, Karen talks about how she created this sharp, satirical looks at the changing face of the suburbs.

Featuring all the thrills of classic whodunits along with the jokes and lightning-quick pace of screwball farces, these comedy mysteries are sure to keep audiences spellbound.

Ryan Spahn’s dark and delightful play brings audiences into the world of a community theatre production spinning rapidly out of control. The playwright discusses his inspirations and how he created this tense and thrilling mystery.

Discover these brilliant plays – set in the past, present and distant future – exploring the impact of technology on human lives.

Some of our favorite musicals first began as groundbreaking plays. Explore these plays that inspired musicals in the Concord Theatricals catalog.

Tim Firth’s Calendar Girls brings to life the bittersweet and inspirational journey of a group of Yorkshire women who captured hearts globally with their unconventional method of raising money for cancer research. But who were the real Calendar Girls?

From inspiring tales of courage and morality, to somber investigations of the depths to which humanity can sink, reality has often formed the basis of some of Broadway’s greatest theatrical works.

Known for works offering piercing insight and critique of American culture, Miller centered the common person in tragedies of epic proportions, earning a place as one of the greatest American dramatists of the 20th century.

Concord Theatricals is honored to be the home of many of the Most-Produced Plays and Playwrights, as reported by American Theatre Magazine. Take a minute and get to know these authors and titles further below!

From heartwarming family drama to charming romantic comedy, these titles from the Concord Theatricals catalog are sure to leave audiences feeling warm and fuzzy. Snuggle up and peruse these comfort shows for the stage!

Explore your favorite novels, reimagined as unforgettable plays and musicals! Celebrate Read a Book Day with stories that leap from the page to the stage.

How many of Agatha Christie’s plays are comedies? How many feature Hercule Poirot? Where do most of them take place? Here’s a playful breakdown of Dame Agatha’s plays – by the numbers.

Need a show that’s big on laughs but easy to stage? These crowd-pleasing small-cast titles keep things simple backstage while delivering serious fun onstage.

Need some new ideas for your school theatre program? Here’s an assortment of great plays and musicals for you to consider, from well-known hits to hidden gems.

The theatre: a few thousand years older than television. Here’s a collection of plays and musicals that started on stage, moved from the small screen to the stage, or reflect on the impact of TV on culture.

Discover these captivating plays, originally written for radio and docudrama, that combine dialogue, sound effects and music to create an immersive world.

Here’s a handy guide to help you plan your next summer season, with suggestions for a family musical, an alternative musical, a straight play and a rock show.

These short plays, running from 20 minutes to an hour, are perfect for performances in drama festivals.

Larry Kramer’s explosive and groundbreaking play explores the lives of people at the forefront of AIDS activism in the 1980s. Who were the real-life figures behind Kramer’s characters?

The stage plays in this list, which includes adaptations of novels and works inspired by the 19th-century author, capture all of Jane Austen’s quick wit, charm and deep humanity.

Here’s an exciting assortment of Concord Theatricals plays featuring mismatched characters who have formed an unexpected bond.

Explore these dynamic plays – from family dramas to uproarious comedies – in which women lead the action.

Peruse an array of two-handers from Concord Theatricals that feature only women pairs.

Peruse three plays by the great dramatist Theresa Rebeck and consider telling her stories onstage.

Get to know a selection of those theater pieces whose inspiration came from comic strips and consider producing one of them with your troupe.

Planning your next community theatre season can be challenging, so Concord Theatricals is here to help! Here’s an exciting selection of celebrated and noteworthy titles – arranged by genre – that are sure to fit your needs and thrill your audience.