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The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre is an annual, nationally recognized award program by Theatre Philadelphia for professional theater productions in the Greater Philadelphia area. Each season culminates in the Fall with an awards ceremony and celebration. The Barrymore Awards honoring local artists and theatre companies while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of Philadelphia's thriving theatre community.
Named in honor of the famed American theatrical family, the
Barrymore family
The Barrymore family is an American acting family.
The Barrymores are also the inspiration of a Broadway play called ''The Royal Family'', which debuted in 1927. Many members of the Barrymore family are not mentioned in this article. The surnam ...
, the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre have served as Philadelphia's professional theatre awards program since the 1994–1995 season.
The awards include an adjudication of 24 categories, including 5 cash awards totaling up to $118,000 for artists and organizations each year. In June 2018, Theatre Philadelphia announced the removal of gender identifiers from performance categories.
F. Otto Haas Award
This annual award acknowledges an emerging theater artist for artistic excellence and promise.
List of winners:
* 1996 –
Michael Hollinger
Michael Hollinger (born January 13, 1962 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American playwright who is currently an associate professor of theatre at Villanova University and an alumnus of New Dramatists. He received a Bachelor of Music in viola p ...
* 1997 – Adam Wernick
* 1998 – Robert Christophe
* 1999 – Jennifer Childs
* 2000 – John Lumia
* 2001 – Catherine Slusar
* 2002 – Scott Greer
* 2003 – Ian Merrill Peakes
* 2004 – Jorge Cousineau
* 2005 – James Sugg
* 2006 – Ben Dibble
* 2007 – Matt Saunders
* 2008 – Matt Pfeiffer
* 2009 – Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind
* 2010 – Sarah Sanford
* 2011 –
James Ijames
James Ijames is an American performer and playwright from Bessemer City, North Carolina born sometime in the early 1980s. He is currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, ...
* 2012 – Steve Pacek
* 2013 – Charlotte Ford
* 2014 – Liz Filios
* 2015 – Akeem Davis
* 2016 – Bi Jean Ngo
* 2017 – Mary Tuomanen
* 2018 – Taysha Canales
* 2019 – Jaylene Clark Owens
See also
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Cushman Award also presented during the Barrymore ceremony since 1995.
References
External links
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American theater awards
Culture of Philadelphia
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