How The New York Times’ Critics Chose The 25 Best American Plays Of The Past 25 Years (Plus Nods To The Ones They Left Behind)

“We started with 75. … This was encouraging; it meant we found much to love. And many of the same plays were on more than one list. That was good to recognize, too. To get to 25, we eventually realized that we could only include one play by any given playwright, or risk being overrun by a medley of Annie Bakers or Suzan-Lori Parkses. Conversely, we decided that we could not include veteran playwrights just because they wrote great plays before 1993.”