Elliott Hayes Award
Named in honor of Elliott Hayes, the former dramaturg and literary manager at The Stratford Festival and a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, this award recognizes excellence in dramaturgical work on a specific project over the past two years. Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, production, season planning and implementation, educational programming, or advocacy for the profession.
Previous Recipients
Previous recipients of the Elliott Hayes Award include:
- 2026: Leanna Keyes, Lindsey Mantoan, Angela Farr Schiller
- 2025: Gabriela Aparicio
- 2024: Jill Carter
- 2023: David Harris, Jarkko Lehmus, Katalin Trencsényi
- 2022: Duska Radosavljevic
- 2021: Arminda Thomas
- 2020: Emma Tibaldo
- 2019: Anne G. Morgan
- 2018: Magda Romanska; honorable mentions: Ness Roque and Kaite O’ Reilly
- 2017: Nandita Dinesh; honorable mentions: Nanako Nakajima and Hanna Slättne
- 2016: Sarah Garton Stanley
- 2015: Nakissa C. Etemad
- 2014: Ilana Brownstein
- 2013: Jimmy Noriega
- 2012: Douglas Langworthy
- 2011: D.J. Hopkins
- 2010: Robyn Quick
- 2009: Brian Quirt
- 2008: Ilana Brownstein
- 2007: Edward Sobel
- 2006: Melinda C. Finberg and Amy Steele
- 2005: Lee Devin
- 2004: Scott Horstein
- 2003: Brian Quirt, Mallory Catlett
- 2002: Megan Monaghan and Freddie Ashley
- 2001: Judith Rudakoff
- 2000: Rebecca Rugg, Lynn M. Thomson
- 1999: Michele Volansky, Lue Morgan Douthit




