Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The award was initially introduced in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, before being removed from the ceremony between 1960 and 1974. The award later returned in the 1975 ceremony, with its current title.
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Play |
| Location | United States |
| Presented by | Drama Desk |
| Currently held by | The Inheritance (2020) |
| Website | DramaDeskAwards.com |
† - indicates the performance won the Tony Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Tony Award
Winners and nominees
1950s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ||
| Le Bal des Voleurs | Jean Anouilh | |
| The Merchant of Venice | William Shakespeare | |
| Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | |
| The Way of the World | William Congreve | |
| The White Devil | John Webster | |
| 1956 | ||
| The Iceman Cometh | Eugene O'Neill | |
| 1957–59 | N/A | |
1960s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 1960–69 | N/A | |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Play | Writer |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| The Inheritance | Matthew Lopez | |
| Cambodian Rock Band | Lauren Yee | |
| Greater Clements | Samuel D. Hunter | |
| Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven | Stephen Adly Guirgis | |
| Heroes of the Fourth Turning | Will Arbery |
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References
- "Drama Desk Award for Play". Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
External links
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