The nominees for the 41st Helen Hayes Awards were announced on Monday, February 10, 2025 at Theater J in the Edlavich DCJCC. Amy Austin, the president and CEO of Theatre Washington lead the event and the nominees were announced by Dylan Arredondo, Deimoni Brewington, Nicole Halmos, Raghad Makhlouf, Kelli Blackwell, and Jordan Stocksdale. There were 165 Washington-area productions in 2024 under consideration by 51 judges in 41 categories which are “grouped in ‘Helen’ or ‘Hayes’ cohorts, depending on the number of Equity members involved in the production.”
DC native, actor, producer, and activist, Robert Hooks, will receive the 2025 Helen Hayes Tribute.
“Named for actor Helen Hayes — a Washington native and legendary First Lady of the American Theater — the Helen Hayes Awards has honored excellence in professional theater throughout the Washington region for four decades.”
The awards will take place on Monday, May 19 at The Anthem.
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Theatre Washington is an alliance of theatre organizations, theatre-makers, and theatre supporters that promotes and nurtures a creative, equitable, healthy, and diverse regional theatre community.
Through collaborative partnerships and programs, Theatre Washington supports the Washington, DC-area’s professional theatre community to celebrate artistic achievement, strengthen the theatrical workforce, support institutional growth and advancement, and cultivate collective action. Theatre Washington’s core programs include: the Helen Hayes Awards, Theatre Week, Theatre Summit, Theatre Work, and the Taking Care Fund. theatrewashington.org
