Posted: 6/2/18 at 3:34pm
Now that I've read the whole section rather than just surveying the list of top 25 plays, I understand they were really out to pick the top 25 American playwrights of the last quarter century and chose a single favorite play for each one. That certainly explains some omissions, though overlooking OSLO is still inexplicable to me.
Posted: 6/2/18 at 5:37pm
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Posted: 6/2/18 at 7:11pm
TotallyEffed said: "adamgreer said: "I would have placed August: Osage County higher on the list (I found it to be a much better play than Clybourne Park, which is ranked rather high).
Also surprised to see that Doubt didn’t make the cut. "
I’venoticed that as the years have gone on, more and more August: Osage County gets written off as soapy melodrama. I think this is a shame because the original production was so utterly gripping, entertaining, shocking and quite moving. I’m still a bit obsessed with it, especially Amy Morton’s jaw-dropping performance. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an audience that engaged at a new play.
It’s a shame the film was so disappointingly lackluster."
Worth noting that Onsage County was loved by Charles Isherwood, who declared it, The best American play ever - Ben Brantley was tepid towards it.
