Here are the 10 "Best Plays" of the 1995-96 season (that is, shows opening between June 1, 1995 and May 31, 1996), as designated by the editors of the "The Otis Guernsey/Burns Mantle Theatre Yearbook: The Best Plays of 1995-96," which was published this week by Limelight Books.
The titles are, in alphabetical order:
Curtains by Stephen Bill
A Far Country by Jon Robin Baitz
Master Class by Terrence McNally
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel
Mrs. Klein by Nicholas Wright
New England by Richard Nelson
Rent by Jonathan Larson
Seven Guitars by August Wilson
The Skriker by Caryl Churchill
Valley Song by Athol Fugard
The "Best Plays" yearbooks have been published annually since 1899. The current editors are Otis L Guernsey Jr., a theatre critic and author; and Jeffrey Sweet an award-winning playwright (The Value of Names, With and Without) and author. This year's choices include works by some of the foremost names working in theater today. Productions of the various shows were seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, on tour and at regional theatres.
-- By Robert Viagas
