Individuals, groups of people, and institutions are eligible recipients of the annual Victor Shargai Leadership Award. Nominees may include artists, staff, trustees, philanthropists, and others who have found creative and meaningful ways to serve, grow and strengthen the Washington, D.C. region’s theatre community. Candidates for the Award may be nominated by individuals or organizations active in the DC-area theatre community.
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Victor Shargai Leadership Award

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Nomination deadline: November 22, 2023
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Honoring the Inaugural VSLA Recipients
Edgar Dobie & Paige Hernandez
The inaugural Victor Shargai Leadership Awards were celebrated on October 17, 2022 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, honoring the inaugural recipients of the award: Edgar Dobie & Paige Hernandez.
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