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How to Read This Year's Tony-Nominated Best Plays

Get your copies of each play script now.

The Tony nominations were announced in October, and at this point, all but one of the Best Play nominees have been published. If you're still looking to catch up, here's where you can find and purchase all five contenders.


James Cusati-Moyer and Ato Blankson-Wood in Slave Play
James Cusati-Moyer and Ato Blankson-Wood in Slave Play
(© Matthew Murphy)

1. Slave Play
Written by Jeremy O. Harris
Published by Theatre Communications Group
Purchase the script of Slave Play here.


Ashley Park, Michael Urie, Jane Alexander, and James Cromwell in Grand Horizons
Ashley Park, Michael Urie, Jane Alexander, and James Cromwell in Grand Horizons
(© Joan Marcus)

2. Grand Horizons
Written by Bess Wohl
Grand Horizons is currently only available as a manuscript from Dramatists Play Service.
Purchase it here.


Kyle Soller, Paul Hilton, and John Benjamin Hickey in The Inheritance
Kyle Soller, Paul Hilton, and John Benjamin Hickey in The Inheritance
(© Matthew Murphy)

3. The Inheritance
Written by Matthew Lopez
Published by Faber and Faber
Purchase the script of The Inheritance here.


Mary-Louise Parker in The Sound Inside
Mary-Louise Parker in The Sound Inside
(© Jeremy Daniel)

4. The Sound Inside
Written by Adam Rapp
Published by Theatre Communications Group
Purchase the script of The Sound Inside here.


Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life
Jake Gyllenhaal in Sea Wall/A Life
(© Richard Hubert Smith)

5. Sea Wall/A Life
Written by Simon Stephens (Sea Wall) and Nick Payne (A Life)
Sea Wall published by Metheun Drama
Purchase the script of Sea Wall here.

Sea Wall/A Life is also available as an audio play featuring stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge.
Purchase the Audible release here.