The Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play is an annual award given to the best director of a (non-musical) play running in the Greater Philadelphia, as determined by Theatre Philadelphia.[1]
| Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Theatre |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA |
| Presented by | Theatre Philadelphia |
| Currently held by | Amina Robinson for Intimate Apparel (2025) |
| Website | theatrephiladelphia.org |
Blanka Zizka, the Founding Artistic Director of Wilma Theater has won the most awards, with five wins out of thirteen nominations. Additionally, Anne Kauffman, James Ijames, Terrence J. Nolen, Abigail Adams, Matt Pfeiffer, and James J. Christy each have two wins.
Award winners
edit- Key
and bold indicates the winner.
1990s
edit| Year | Director | Production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||
| Blanka Zizka | Road | [2][3] | |
| Mary B. Robinson | Of Mice and Men | ||
| Deborah Block | Jeffrey | ||
| Leonard Foglia | Master Class | ||
| David Ingram | Distant Fires | ||
| 1996 | |||
| Charles Karchmer | Love! Valour! Compassion! | [4][5] | |
| Abigail Adams | My Mother Said I Never Should | ||
| Dugald MacArthur | The Lower Depths | ||
| Ken Marini | Kindertransport | ||
| Mary B. Robinson | Three Viewings | ||
| 1997 | |||
| James J. Christy & Harriet Power | Angels in America | [6][7] | |
| Ken Marini | The Illusion | ||
| Terrence J. Nolen | Death of a Salesman | ||
| William Roudebush | Oleanna | ||
| Blanka Zizka | Quills | ||
| 1998 | |||
| Aaron Posner | A Midsummer Night's Dream | [8][9] | |
| Keith Baker | The Balkan Women | ||
| Dugald MacArthur | The Steward of Christendom | ||
| Ken Marini | Jack and Jill | ||
| Harriet Power | A Moon for the Misbegotten | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Seth Rozin | Lebensraum | [10][11] | |
| James J. Christy | Coyote on a Fence | ||
| James J. Christy | Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde | ||
| Terrence J. Nolen | The Grapes of Wrath | ||
| Tazewell Thompson | A Flea in Her Ear | ||
2000s
edit2010s
edit| Year | Director | Production | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||
| Anne Kauffman | Becky Shaw | [32][33] | ||
| Gabriel Quinn Bauriedel | Welcome to Yuba City | |||
| James J. Christy | Rabbit Hole | |||
| Walter Dallas | Blue Door | |||
| Madi Distefano | The Bald Soprano | |||
| 2011 | ||||
| Blanka Zizka | In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | [34][35] | ||
| Leonard Foglia | Let Me Down Easy | |||
| Richard Hamburger | My Wonderful Day | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | |||
| Aaron Posner | Around the World in Eighty Days | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| Anne Kauffman | Body Awareness | [36][37] | ||
| James J. Christy | The Outgoing Tide | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | The Whipping Man | |||
| Sanford Robbins | The Skin of Our Teeth | |||
| Dan Rothenberg | Twelfth Night | |||
| Blanka Zizka | Angels in America | |||
| 2013 | No award given | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| James Ijames | The Brothers Size | [38][39] | ||
| Samantha Reading | Pride and Prejudice | |||
| Damon Bonetti | True Story | |||
| Joe Canuso | Anapurna | |||
| Matthew Decker | Circle Mirror Transformation | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | I Am My Own Wife | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | Down Past Passyunk | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| Matt Pfeiffer | The Whale | [40][41] | ||
| Joe Canuso | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | To The Moon | |||
| Joanna Settle | Rapture, Blister, Burn | |||
| Rick Shiomi | Caught | |||
| Pirronne Yousefzadeh | Dangerous House | |||
| Pirronne Yousefzadeh | In the Blood | |||
| 2016 | ||||
| Matt Pfeiffer | The Invisible Hand | [42][43] | ||
| Deborah Block | Smoke | |||
| James J. Christy Sr. | A Great War | |||
| Kip Fagan | Exit Strategy | |||
| Claire Moyer | Spine | |||
| Kittson O'Neill | A Knee That Can Bend | |||
| Tom Reing | The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning | |||
| 2017 | ||||
| Blanka Zizka | When the Rain Stops Falling | [44][45] | ||
| Steve H. Broadnax III | The Mountaintop | |||
| Emmanuelle Delpech | The Legend of Georgia McBride | |||
| Brenna Geffers | Anna | |||
| Claire Moyer | Radiant Vermin | |||
| Aaron Posner | Stupid Fucking Bird | |||
| Lane Savadove | The Seagull | |||
| 2018 | ||||
| Abigail Adams | Morning's at Seven | [46][47] | ||
| Steve H. Broadnax III | Skeleton Crew | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | The Revolutionists | |||
| Ken Marini | Waiting for Godot | |||
| Alex Torra | Bienvenidos Blancos! or Welcome White People! | |||
| Rebecca Wright | The Gap | |||
| Rebecca Wright | The Wild Duck | |||
| 2019 | ||||
| James Ijames | Gem of the Ocean | [48][49] | ||
| C. Ryanne Domingues | Morir Sonyando | |||
| Jerrell L. Henderson | UNTITLED | |||
| Maura Krause | Boycott Esther | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged | |||
| Kittson O'Neill | Moby Dick | |||
| Rebecca Wright | Indecent | |||
2020s
edit| Year | Director | Production | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | No award given | |||
| 2021 | No award given | |||
| 2022 | No award given | |||
| 2023 | ||||
| Malika Oyetimein | Clyde's | [50][51] | ||
| Zuhairah McGill | The Royale | |||
| Abigail Adams | Lettie | |||
| Megan Bellwoar | A View from the Bridge | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | Jane Eyre | |||
| Cat Ramirez | Meet Murasaki Shikibu Followed by Book-Signing, and Other Things | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| Charlotte Northeast | Citrus Andronicus | [52][53] | ||
| Amina Robinson | Fat Ham | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | Lovesong | |||
| Terrence J. Nolen | The Lehman Trilogy | |||
| Molly Rosa Houlahan | Hurricane Diane | |||
| Bianca LaVerne Jones | Crumbs from the Table of Joy | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | A Case for the Existence of God | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| Amina Robinson | Intimate Apparel | [54][55] | ||
| Alex Burns | Cyrano de Bergerac | |||
| Morgan Green | The Comeuppance | |||
| Nell Bang-Jensen | Nosejob | |||
| James Ijames | King Hedley II | |||
| Kathryn MacMillan | Square Go | |||
| Matt Pfeiffer | Red | |||
Multiple wins
edit- 5 wins
- 2 wins
- Anne Kauffman
- James Ijames
- Terrence J. Nolen
- Abigail Adams
- Matt Pfeiffer
- James J. Christy
Multiple nominations
edit- 13 nominations
- 11 nominations
- Matt Pfeiffer
- 9 nominations
- James J. Christy
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- Ken Marini
- Kathryn MacMillan
- 5 nominations
- Abigail Adams
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Harriet Power
- Jiri Zizski
- Rebecca Wright
- James Ijames
- Joe Canuso
- 2 nominations
- Mary B. Robinson
- Deborah Block
- Leonard Foglia
- Charles McMahon
- Dugald MacArthur
- Seth Rozin
- Maria Mileaf
- Anne Kauffman
- Dan Rothenberg
- Pirronne Yousefzadeh
- Kittson O'Neill
- Steve H. Broadnax III
- Claire Moyer
- Amina Robinson
References
edit- ↑ "About the Barrymore Awards". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 1995". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Master Class Wins Barrymore". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 1996". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Cabaret and Love! Valour! Compassion! Win Barrymore Awards". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 1997". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Nominees for Oct. 20 PA Barrymore Awards". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 1998". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Midsummer, Band in Berlin Are Top Winners at Philly Barrymore Awards". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 1999". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nominees Announced". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2000". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Philly's Barrymore Awards Fall in Love with Stoppard". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2001". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Laramie and Baker's Wife Notch Three Wins Each at Philly's Barrymore Awards". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2002". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Baby Case, Yellowman, Equus Are Big Winners in 2002 Barrymore Awards in Philly". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2003". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Raúl Esparza, Romain Frugé, Christine Andreas, Jeffrey Hatcher Win 2003 Barrymore Awards in Philly". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2004". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Winners of Philly's 2003-2004 Barrymore Awards". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2005". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2005 Barrymore Award Winners Announced". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2006". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2006 Barrymore Award Winners Announced". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2007". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2007 Barrymore Award Winners Are Announced". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2008". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Philly's Barrymore Awards Presented Oct. 6; Les Miz, Assassins, Bug Among Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2009". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Christopher Gattelli, Mary Martello, Ian Merrill Peakes et al. Among 2009 Barrymore Award Winners". TheaterMania. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2010". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Mark Jacoby, Any Given Monday, Becky Shaw, Light in the Piazza Are Barrymore Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2011". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2011 Barrymore Award Winners Announced". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2012". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2012 Barrymore Award Winners". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2014". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Award Winners 2014". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2015". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Theatre Exile Wins Big at 2015 Barrymore Awards". American Theatre. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2016". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Theatre Exile Leads Winners at 2016 Barrymore Awards". American Theatre. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2017". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Here's the Full List of 2017 Barrymore Award Winners". Time Out Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2018". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "People's Light Leads Winners at 2018 Barrymore Awards". American Theatre. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2019". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2019 Barrymore Award Winners Announced". Playbill. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2023". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Theatre Philadelphia Reveals 2022–2023 Barrymore Award Recipients". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Theatre Philadelphia's 2024 Barrymore Award Recipients". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards 2024 Playbill" (PDF). Issuu. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Barrymore Award Recipients". Theatre Philadelphia. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Barrymore Awards Winners Announced". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 10, 2026.