While the operations of theatreWashington, including all programs and services, is overseen by a Board of Directors, the year-long adjudication policies and procedures of the Helen Hayes Awards are overseen by a Board of Governors comprised of theatre professionals. This Board:

• Adapts Existing Rules when necessary
• Addresses changing Market Concerns regarding adaptation, deletion, or creation of new Rules
• Vets New Rules with the full Board of Governors, the Board of Directors and the theatre community

The Board of Governors is supported by two working committees:

THE ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE

• Implements Existing Rules
• Makes Decisions about Eligibility Classifications
• Support the Judges via Nominee Cultivation, Selection & Education
• Reviews Applications for The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical and the Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation and vets their eligibility for consideration under the criteria for the Helen Hayes Awards
• Led by Brad Watkins, Committee Chair

THE EMERGING THEATRE COMMITTEE

• Reviews Applications for New Theatres and vets their eligibility for consideration under the criteria for the Helen Hayes Awards
• Attends productions by theatres that are eligible for the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Ensemble Theatre Company
• Annually confers with the Committee Chair on choosing the recipient of this award
• Led by Victor Shargai, Committee Chair, Founding Chair of theatreWashington 

2018 Advisory Committee

• Michael Dove (Chair) – Producing Artistic Director, Forum Theatre
• Maggie Boland – Managing Director, Signature Theatre
• Kathryn Chase Bryer – Associate Artistic Director, Imagination Stage
• Thembi Duncan – Creative Programs Director, Young Playwrights' Theater
• Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg – Managing Director, Theater J
• Rick Hammerly – Artistic Director, Factory 449
• Evan Hoffmann – Artistic Director, NextStop Theatre Company
• Laura Connors Hull – Producing Director, Creative Cauldron
• Patti Kalil – Co-Artistic Director, Pointless Theatre
• Khady Kamara – Associate Executive Director, Arena Stage
• Alex Levy – Artistic Director, 1st Stage
• Jason Loewith – Artistic Director, Olney Theatre Center
• W. Thompson Prewitt – Artistic Director, WSC Avant Bard
• Joseph Ritsch – Producing Artistic Director, Rep Stage
• Jojo Ruf – Managing Director, Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics

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