Helen Hayes Awards

Folger Theatre has received 135 nominations and has won 23 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in acting, direction, design, and production. To learn more about the Helen Hayes Awards, click here.

Winning productions

Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

  • Zachary Fine, as Valentine, Fiasco Theater's The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2014)
  • Louis Butelli, as Will Sommers playing the roles of Surveyor, Cromwell, Old Lady, & others, Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010)

Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

  • Fiasco Theater's The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2014)

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Resident Play

Outstanding Set Design

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Leading Actor, Resident Play

Nominated productions

Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play-HAYES Production

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Outstanding Resident Play

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Leading Actor, Resident Play

Image gallery

Browse a selection of stills from Folger Theatre's Helen Hayes awarded and nominated productions.