Congratulations Helen Hayes winners

And the winners are....Dan Conway assisted by Lydia Francis, Mitchell Hebert, Aaron Posner, Philip Rosenberg assisted by Max Doolittle, Eric J. Van wyk and Jason Schlafstein

Scene from "Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol"

Congratulations to the winners of the Helen Hayes Awards 2015! The Helen Hayes is the highest honor theatre professionals receive regionally. Recipients from the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies are Dan Conway, Associate Professor and Head of MFA in Design graduate program; Lydia Francis, 3rd year MFA candidate in scenic design; Max Doolittle, 2nd year MFA candidate in lighting design; Mitchell Hébert, Professor of Theatre Performance; Eric Van Wyk, MFA Scenic Design ’07; Aaron Posner, Adjunct Professor; and Jason Schlafstein, BA Theatre Performance ’08.

• Outstanding Set Design - Helen Production: Dan Conway and Lydia Francis, associate designer, for "Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol," Adventure Theatre MTC
• Outstanding Set Design - Hayes Production: Eric J. Van Wyk, "The BFG," Imagination Stage
• Outstanding Lighting Design - Hayes Production: Philip S. Rosenberg and Max Doolittle, associate designer, for "Private Lives," Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Outstanding Play or Musical Adaptation: Patrick McDonnell, Aaron Posner and Erin Weaver; Andy Mitton, "The Gift of Nothing," Kennedy Center
• Outstanding Musical-Hayes Production (TIE): "Side Show," Kennedy Center AND "Sunday in the Park With George," Signature Theatre (featuring Mitchell Hébert)
• John Aniello Award for Emerging Theater Company: Flying V Theatre (producing artistic director – Jason Schlafstein)

TDPS alumni and faculty are frequent winners of Helen Hayes Awards, exemplifying TDPS’s unique contribution to DC’s growing theatre culture. To browse Helen Hayes winners of previous years, Click here.