Best New Zealand Playwrights
While the Kiwis may be famous for Peter Jackson, Jane Campion and Taika Waititi in the film world, they’ve got some golden playwrights too! Here’s a little listicle detailing some of the best writers for...
Best Of / Lists
Since StageMilk’s inception, lists have been an integral part of the site. We wanted to provide free, no-nonsense resources for actors all around the world. We are constantly updating these lists, and adding new ones. Go forth, and explore!
I find “Best Of” lists really helpful starting points when exploring new areas of information. Don’t get too caught up in the hierarchy of the lists, but just use these as a launching pad.
Amazing BIPOC Plays
Needless to say, there are countless exceptional plays out there written by BIPOC playwrights, but they’re often a little hard to find. Historically, the dominant canon has been very Eurocentric, and therefore, very white. And...
Best Plays of Eugene Ionesco
One of the truly most creative, surreal and fascinating playwrights of the 20th century Eugene Ionesco stands tall amongst a sea of brilliant existential surreal absurdist playwrights of his time. His works are visceral, hilarious,...
The Best Plays of August Wilson
You don’t get a theatre named after you by chance. August Wilson was the first and only (to date) African-American playwright to get a theatre named after him. Born in Pittsburgh into a diverse community...
Ten Great Plays for Actors in their Twenties
I think all young actors have had those moments when we’ve needed a new monologue or scene to work on in class and haven’t known where to look. We don’t often see plays at major...
Best One-Person Plays
Sometimes, less is more. One-person plays, often called one-man or one-woman shows (which we think is perhaps a bit reductive) occupy a unique space in modern theatre. Finding their origins in oration (the foundation of...
Best Female Playwrights
Ladies, it’s time we dedicated a whole article to how incredibly talented and driven you are! Here is a list of some of the BEST female playwrights of all time (in no particular order)! If...
The Best Plays of Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage, born in Brooklyn in the sixties has become one of the most prominent playwrights of her generation. She focuses her attention on the marginalized groups in society, a topic given extra weight in...
The Best Plays of August Strindberg
The Yin to Henrik Ibsen’s Yang, August Strindberg is one of the greatest playwrights of all time. A contemporary to Chekhov and Ibsen, Strindberg offered something totally different to both of those great writers. Dreams,...
The Best Plays of Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn is one of the most extraordinary playwrights in history. A mystery, wrapped in an enigma, drenched in poetry and social commentary. A spy during the Dutch-Anglo war, a former prisoner and the first...