A Helen Hayes Award is a theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes Brown was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award...

 to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 area since 1983. The awards are managed by Linda Levy Grossman. and presented by the Washington Theatre Awards Society.

Awards

The Helen Hayes Awards are given for resident and non-resident productions. There are awards for acting, directing, design, and production. The following are categories of awards. Each links to a (partial) list of the winners.

• Resident Productions
  • Resident Productions
    Helen Hayes Awards Resident Production
    These Helen Hayes Awards are given for resident theatre productions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. They include awards for the production itself, the direction, and the plays themselves.-Best Resident Production:* 1985 Cloud 9 - Arena Stage...
    
    -- Production, Direction, Writing
  • Acting in Resident Productions
    Helen Hayes Awards Resident Acting
    The Helen Hayes Awards are given for acting in resident theatre productions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The awards are generally divided between male and female performers, between lead and supporting performers, and since the early 1990s between dramatic plays and...
    
    -- Lead and Supporting Acting
  • Design in Resident Productions
    Helen Hayes Awards Resident Design
    These Helen Hayes Awards are given annually for excellence in production design for professional theatres in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. These awards are given only for resident productions.-Outstanding Choreography in a Resident Production:...
    
    -- Set, Lighting, Costume, and Sound Design and Choreography
• Non-Resident Productions
  • Non-Resident Productions
    Helen Hayes Awards Non-Resident Production
    These Helen Hayes Awards are given for non-resident or touring productions for excellence in their productions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.-Outstanding Touring Production:* 1985 Cyrano de Bergerac - The Kennedy Center...
    
    -- Production, Direction, Writing
  • Acting in Non-Resident Productions
    Helen Hayes Awards Non-Resident Acting
    These Helen Hayes Awards are given for outstanding acting in non-resident or touring productions that are staged in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production:...
    
    -- Lead and Supporting Acting

See also

• Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
  Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
  The Helen Hayes Award for Supporting Actress in a Resident Play is anHelen Hayes Award for theatre excellence in the Washington, DC area. In 1993, awards for musicals were separated from those for dramatic plays...
  
  

External links

• The Helen Hayes Awards
• http://www.potomacstages.com/Awards/HelenHayes.htmPotomac Stages
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  Potomac Stages was a theatre information and review website in Washington, D.C. It was edited by Brad Hathaway. In January 2010, the Washington Post reported that Hathaway was going to close the website. As of January 2011, the website is still existing but is not being updated any more, according...
  
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