The Helen Hayes Awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, DC region. Named for the legendary First Lady of the American Theatre, Helen Hayes, the awards celebrate the artists and companies whose work makes the Washington, DC-area a thriving, nationally recognized theatre community.
The process of adjudication, judges reviewing productions, will resume in January 2022, after a pause due to the pandemic. We look forward to celebrating an Awards ceremony again in 2023.