3.84 avg rating — 222,568 ratings

"It's about the world as we know it, really, in simple, clear, poetic terms. "

3.81 avg rating — 3,273 ratings

"The Great American Play about the Great American Problem in no uncertain terms. And wildly prophetic. "

3.61 avg rating — 464,814 ratings

"If it's not racism, homophobia or the Red Scare, you can be guaranteed that it will be something else. "

3.88 avg rating — 30,445 ratings

"What Arthur Miller failed to create with Willy Loman, August Wilson achieved with Troy Maxson, a tragic hero that is a common man. "

3.86 avg rating — 10,110 ratings

"The American Dream is rotting at the core and nobody understands that better than Sam Shepard. "

3.87 avg rating — 18,544 ratings

"The truth about the American male psyche. "

3.85 avg rating — 110,784 ratings

"This play is not about race. It's about the divergent paths of the American dream and where our priorities really lie. "

4.15 avg rating — 4,165 ratings

"Blood Wedding is an astounding, gorgeous and unforgiving play with a soaringly poetic heart. "

4.16 avg rating — 18,996 ratings

"Peter Shaffer is the most underrated playwright of the 20th century. A dazzlingly theatrical exploration into the genius of one of the great artists of our world. "

4.06 avg rating — 43,032 ratings

"If you've seen it or read it, you already know why it's on this list. Woah. "

3.79 avg rating — 24,354 ratings

"Unattainable play. Everything about it is divine. Pathos, tragedy, comedy, poetry, hope (despite what Beckett himself thought) are all here. It's like nothing else.
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