The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special recognition Tony Award given annually to a regional theater company in the United States. The winner is recommended by a committee of drama critics.
Background
Initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre, the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976. The award is "based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association", and includes a grant of $25,000. As the American Theatre Critics Association has noted, no theater has won the award more than once, "testifying to the growing strength of professional theater nationwide."
Award winners
1940s
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|align="center" |1948<br>
|Barter Theatre
|Abingdon
|Virginia
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1970s
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|align="center" |1976<br>
|Arena Stage
|Washington
|D.C.
|"This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays".
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|align="center" |1977<br>
|Mark Taper Forum
|Los Angeles
|California
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|align="center" |1978<br>
|Long Wharf Theatre
|New Haven
|Connecticut
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|align="center" |1979<br>
|American Conservatory Theater
|San Francisco
|California
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1980s
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|align="center" |1980<br>
|Actors Theatre of Louisville
|Louisville
|Kentucky
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|align="center" |1981<br>
|Trinity Repertory Company
|Providence
|Rhode Island
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|align="center" |1982<br>
|Guthrie Theater
|Minneapolis
|Minnesota
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|align="center" |1983<br>
|Oregon Shakespeare Festival
|Ashland
|Oregon
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|align="center" |1984<br>
|Old Globe Theatre
|San Diego
|California
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|align="center" |1985<br>
|Steppenwolf Theatre Company
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |1986<br>
|American Repertory Theater
|Cambridge
|Massachusetts
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|align="center" |1987<br>
|San Francisco Mime Troupe
|San Francisco
|California
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|align="center" |1988<br>
|South Coast Repertory
|Costa Mesa
|California
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|align="center" |1989<br>
|Hartford Stage
|Hartford
|Connecticut
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1990s
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|align="center" |1990<br>
|Seattle Repertory Theatre
|Seattle
|Washington
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|align="center" |1991<br>
|Yale Repertory Theatre
|New Haven
|Connecticut
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|align="center" |1992<br>
|Goodman Theatre
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |1993<br>
|La Jolla Playhouse
|San Diego
|California
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|align="center" |1994<br>
|McCarter Theatre
|Princeton
|New Jersey
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|align="center" |1995<br>
|Goodspeed Opera House
|East Haddam
|Connecticut
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|align="center" |1996<br>
|Alley Theatre
|Houston
|Texas
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|align="center" |1997<br>
|Berkeley Repertory Theatre
|Berkeley
|California
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|align="center" |1998<br>
|Denver Center Theatre Company
|Denver
|Colorado
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|align="center" |1999<br>
|Crossroads Theatre
|New Brunswick
|New Jersey
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2000s
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|align="center" |2000<br>
|Utah Shakespearean Festival
|Cedar City
|Utah
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|align="center" |2001<br>
|Victory Gardens Theater
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |2002<br>
|Williamstown Theatre Festival
|Williamstown
|Massachusetts
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|align="center" |2003<br>
|Children's Theatre Company
|Minneapolis
|Minnesota
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|align="center" |2004<br>
|Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
|Cincinnati
|Ohio
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|align="center" |2005<br>
|Theatre de la Jeune Lune
|Minneapolis
|Minnesota
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|align="center" |2006<br>
|Intiman Playhouse
|Seattle
|Washington
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|align="center" |2007<br>
|Alliance Theatre
|Atlanta
|Georgia
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|align="center" |2008<br>
|Chicago Shakespeare Theater
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |2009<br>
|Signature Theatre
|Arlington County
|Virginia
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2010s
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|align="center" |2010<br>
|Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
|Waterford
|Connecticut
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|align="center" |2011<br>
|Lookingglass Theatre Company
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |2012<br>
|Shakespeare Theatre Company
|Washington
|D.C.
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|align="center" |2013<br>
|Huntington Theatre Company
|Boston
|Massachusetts
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|align="center" |2014<br>
|Signature Theatre Company
|New York City
|New York
|This is the first Manhattan-based theatre company to receive the award.
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|align="center" |2015<br>
|Cleveland Play House
|Cleveland
|Ohio
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|align="center" |2016<br>
|Paper Mill Playhouse
|Millburn
|New Jersey
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|align="center" |2017<br>
|Dallas Theater Center
|Dallas
|Texas
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|align="center" |2018<br>
|La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
|New York City
|New York
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|align="center" |2019<br>
|TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
|Palo Alto
|California
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2020s
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|align="center" |2020
|colspan=4 |Cancelled
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|align="center" |2021<br>
|colspan=4 |None
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|align="center" |2022<br>
|Court Theatre
|Chicago
|Illinois
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|align="center" |2023<br>
|Pasadena Playhouse
|Pasadena
|California
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|align="center" |2024<br>
|Wilma Theater
|Philadelphia
|Pennsylvania
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|align="center" |2025<br>
|The Muny
|St. Louis
|Missouri
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|align="center" |2026<br>
|American Players Theatre
|Spring Green
|Wisconsin
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See also
- Special Tony Award
- Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
- Isabelle Stevenson Award
References
External links
- Official Site Tony Awards