The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special Tony Award given to a regional theatre company in the United States. Although initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre, the Regional Theatre awards began in earnest in 1976, with the object of promoting what often amounts to the incubators of new productions.

Award winners

1970s

• 1976: Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
• 1977: Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California
• 1978: Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut
• 1979: American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California

1980s

• 1980: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
• 1981: Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island
• 1982: Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1983: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, Oregon
• 1984: Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California
• 1985: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, Illinois
• 1986: American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1987: San Francisco Mime Troupe, San Francisco, California
• 1988: South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California
• 1989: Hartford Stage, Hartford, Connecticut

1990s

• 1990: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Washington
• 1991: Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut
• 1992: Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
• 1993: La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California
• 1994: McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey
• 1995: Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
• 1996: Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas
• 1997: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, California
• 1998: Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, Colorado, Denver Performing Arts Complex
• 1999: Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, New Jersey

2000s

• 2000: Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah
• 2001: Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago, Illinois
• 2002: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts
• 2003: Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2004: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 2005: Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2006: Intiman Playhouse, Seattle, Washington
• 2007: Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
• 2008: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago, Illinois

See also

• Special Tony Award

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