The Helen Hayes Awards
WISH LIST: $100: theatre tickets for 20 underserved students; $500: transportation to and from the theatre for 100 children; $1,700: 1 year of website support for 2 million visitors.
Its internationally recognized awards for fine local productions, acting, and theatrical arts are just a part of the Helen Hayes Awards’ celebration of Washington’s theater scene. And it’s quite a scene: from 12 companies in 1980 to 56 today, theater is a vital industry generating over $55 million in ticket sales and pumping another $50 million into local businesses. The Helen Hayes Awards is the leading proponent. Much more than a glamorous, annual awards night, the organization promotes audience development in many ways: its website is the go-to source for theater productions, and Curtain Up is the definitive guide to what’s playing in area theatres, including the small and culturally diverse ones. Over 5,000 inner-city school children see theatre matinees each year with before and after in-class instruction. This organization’s efforts benefit our artists, theatres, and community as a whole. Buy a TixCertificate, accepted by more than 30 theatres and, while you’re at it, become a donor to the Helen Hayes Awards, our best promoter of Washington’s best: its theatres!
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