theatreWashington President Amy Austin at the announcement of the 2018 Helen Hayes Award nominees (Feb. 5, 2018)

Manaf Azzam

The recipients for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards were announced on May 14, 2018 at the 34th annual ceremony at The Anthem. One of the country’s most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington metropolitan area in 47 categories, plus the 2018 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company and honoring of Nancy Robinette, the recipient of The 2018 Helen Hayes Tribute.

Joining theatreWashington President Amy Austin were co-hosts Michael J. Bobbitt and Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan, presenters HB MacArthur; Founding theatreWashington Board Chair Victor Shargai; performers Nanna Ingvarsson, Ines Nassara, Marni Penning, Tuyet Thi Pham, John Stange, Matthew Alan Ward, Jacob Yeh; playwright Allyson Currin; director/playwright Psalmayene 24; artistic directors Karen Lange (Pinky Swear Productions) and Helen Murray (The Hub Theatre) and associate artistic director Victoria Murray Baatin (Mosaic Theater Company); and staff members Weldon Brown (Director of Sales Director/Box Office, Olney Theatre Center), Tom Howley (Technical Director/Theater J), Ouida Maedel (Grants Mgr/Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), Dat Ngo (Direction of Education/Shakespeare Theatre Company), Michele Cesar Turner (Lead House Manager, Round House Theatre); and performer Natascia Diaz.

Nominees and recipients can also be searched in the online database.

PDF list of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients

PDF list of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients by Production (alpha)
PDF list of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients by Production (by count)
PDF list of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients by Theatre (alpha)
PDF list of 2018 Helen Hayes Awards Recipients by Theatre (by count)

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