The Rant: Proven plays, major writers often edged off D.C.'s marquee
It is not the job of Washington theater to be New York lite. There is no reason for our top-flight professional stages to simply replicate last year's Manhattan hits. On the other hand, there is a glittering pool of proven plays and major writers that perpetually dribbles between the cracks of what Washington is willing to do. A short list of desirable properties that aren't on any local slates through the 2012-13 se…