The Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play is a theater award presented annually since 1996 by The Drama League, recognizing a "full production" of a play during a theater season.
Tom Stoppard is the only playwright to win the award more than once, with two wins for The Coast of Utopia and Leopoldstadt. Martin McDonagh holds the record for most nominations, with six (and one win), followed closely by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with five.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Production Playwright Ref 1996 Seven Guitars August WilsonA Fair CountryJon Robin BaitzThe Green BirdCarlo GozziMaster ClassTerrence McNallyMolly SweeneyBrian FrielOld Wicked SongsJon MaransRacing DemonDavid Hare 1997 The Last Night of Ballyhoo Alfred Uhry Dealer's ChoicePatrick MarberHow I Learned to DrivePaula VogelA Question of MercyDavid RabeSkylightDavid HareTaking SidesRonald HarwoodThe Young Man from AtlantaHorton Foote 1998 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonaghArtYasmina RezaAs Bees in Honey DrownDouglas Carter BeaneGross IndecencyMoisés KaufmanMojoJez ButterworthNever the SinnerJohn David LoganPride's CrossingTina HoweVisiting Mr. GreenJeff Baron 1999 Wit Margaret Edson
2000s Year Production Playwright Ref 2000 CopenhagenMichael Frayn Dinner With FriendsDonald MarguliesDirty BlondeClaudia ShearJar the FloorCheryl WestLast Train to NibrocArlene HuttonThe Tale of the Allergist's WifeCharles BuschWasteHarley Granville Barker 2001 Proof David Auburn JitneyAugust WilsonJudgment at NurembergAbby MannStones in His PocketsMarie JonesThe Invention of LoveTom StoppardThe Play About the BabyEdward AlbeeThe Syringa TreePamela Gien 2002 Metamorphoses Mary ZimmermanThe CastleHoward BarkerFortune's FoolIvan TurgenevTopdog/UnderdogSuzan-Lori ParksQEDPeter ParnellThe Shape of ThingsNeil LaButeThe Phantom LadyPedro Calderón de la Barca 2003 Take Me Out Richard GreenbergEnchanted AprilMatthew BarberFar AwayCaryl ChurchillFucking ASuzan-Lori ParksGolda's BalconyWilliam GibsonOur Lady of 121st StreetStephen Adly GuirgisTalking HeadsAlan BennettVincent in BrixtonNicholas Wright 2004 I Am My Own Wife Doug Wright AddictedMark LundholmBridge and TunnelSarah JonesFrozenBryony LaveryIntimate ApparelLynn NottageThe Retreat from MoscowWilliam Nicholson 2005 Doubt John Patrick ShanleyThe Day Emily MarriedHorton FooteDeath and the PloughmanJohannes von TeplA NumberCaryl ChurchillOrson's ShadowAustin PendletonThe PillowmanMartin McDonaghŠvejkJaroslav Hašek 2006 The History Boys Alan BennettDedication, or the Stuff of DreamsTerrence McNallyThe Lieutenant of InishmoreMartin McDonaghStuff HappensDavid HareMeasure for PleasureDavid GrimmRabbit HoleDavid Lindsay-AbaireThe Ruby SunriseRinne GroffSpiritJulian Crouch and Phelim McDermott 2007 The Coast of Utopia Tom StoppardCoram BoyJamila GavinBlackbirdDavid HarrowerThe Year of Magical ThinkingJoan DidionThe SceneTheresa RebeckNo Child...Nilaja SunFrost/NixonPeter MorganRadio GolfAugust Wilson 2008 August: Osage County Tracy LettsEurydiceSarah RuhlThe 39 StepsPatrick BarlowThe SeafarerConor McPhersonThurgoodGeorge Stevens Jr.Rock 'n' RollTom StoppardNovemberDavid MametThe Farnsworth InventionAaron Sorkin 2009 God of CarnageYasmina Reza33 VariationsMoisés KaufmanWig Out!Tarell Alvin McCraneyWhy Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love ThemChristopher DurangShipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself)Donald MarguliesRuinedAyad Akhtarreasons to be prettyNeil LaButeLadyCraig WrightIf You See Something Say SomethingMike DaiseyChairEdward BondBlack WatchGregory Burke
2010s Year Production Playwright Ref 2010 Red John LoganThe Brother/Sister PlaysTarell Alvin McCraneyEnronLucy PrebbleClybourne ParkBruce NorrisThe PrideAlexi Kaye CampbellVenus in FurDavid IvesA Behanding in SpokaneMartin McDonaghAftermathJessica Blank and Erik JensenNext FallGeoffrey Nauffts 2011 War Horse Michael MorpurgoThe Dream of the Burning BoyDavid West ReadSleep No MorePunchdrunkOther Desert CitiesJon Robin BaitzThe Motherfucker with the HatStephen Adly GuirgisKinE.V. CroweGood PeopleDavid Lindsay-AbaireGatzElevator Repair ServiceThe Elaborate Entrance of Chad DeityKristoffer DiazBengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooRajiv JosephThe Diary of a MadmanNeil ArmfieldJerusalemJez Butterworth 2012 Other Desert CitiesJon Robin BaitzPeter and the StarcatcherRick EliceThe ColumnistDavid AuburnThe LyonsNicky SilverOne Man, Two GuvnorsRichard BeanTribesNina RaineThe Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the ScripturesTony KushnerClybourne ParkBruce NorrisVenus in FurDavid IvesSeptimus and ClarissaEllen McLaughlinSeminarTheresa Rebeck 2013 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Christopher DurangThe WhaleSamuel D. HunterThe Assembled PartiesRichard GreenbergI'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue MengersJohn LoganLucky GuyNora EphronThe NanceDouglas Carter BeaneOld HatsDavid Shiner and Bill IrwinThe Testament of MaryColm Tóibín 2014 All the WayRobert SchenkkanCasa ValentinaHarvey FiersteinAll That FallSamuel BeckettDomesticatedBruce NorrisMothers and SonsTerrence McNallyThe Realistic JonesesWill EnoThe Open HouseMr. Burns, a Post-Electric PlayAnne Washburn 2015 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NighttimeSimon StephensThe AudiencePeter MorganBetween Riverside and CrazyStephen Adly GuirgisBootycandyRobert O'HaraHand to GodRobert AskinsConstellationsNick PayneWolf HallMike PoultonScenes from a MarriageEmily Mann and Ivo van HovePunk RockSimon StephensAn OctoroonBranden Jacobs-Jenkins 2016 The Humans Stephen KaramThe FatherFlorian ZellerSkeleton CrewDominique MorisseauThe RoyaleMarco RamirezMarjorie PrimeJordan HarrisonKing Charles IIIMike BartlettHIRTaylor MacGloriaBranden Jacobs-Jenkins10 out of 12Anne WashburnEclipsedDanai Gurira 2017 OsloJ.T. RogersA LifeHugh LeonardThe Play That Goes WrongHenry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry ShieldsThe WolvesSarah DelappeA Doll's House, Part 2Lucas HnathEverybodyBranden Jacobs-JenkinsIndecentPaula VogelTell Hector I Miss HimPaola Lázaro-Muñoz SweatLynn NottageIf I ForgetSteven LevensonCaughtChristopher Chen 2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Jack Thorne HangmenMartin McDonaghUntil the FloodDael OrlandersmithSchool Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls PlayJocelyn BiohOedipus El ReySophocles and Luis AlfaroMeteor ShowerSteve MartinIs God IsAleshea HarrisIn the Body of the WorldEve EnslerAnimalClare Lizzimore 2019 The Ferryman Jez Butterworth The House That Will Not StandMarcus GardleyWhat the Constitution Means to MeHeidi SchreckTo Kill a MockingbirdAaron SorkinTeenage DickMike LewParadise BlueDominique MorisseauNetworkLee HallThe Lehman TrilogyStefano MassiniThe JungleJoe Robertson and Joe MurphyCollective Rage: A Play in 5 BettiesJen SilvermanDance NationClare BarronFairviewJackie Sibblies DruryGary: A Sequel to Titus AndronicusTaylor Mac
2020s Year Production Playwright Ref 2020 The Inheritance Matthew LópezGrand HorizonsBess WohlDana H.Lucas HnathThe Hot Wing KingKatori HallCambodian Rock BandLauren YeeSlave PlayJeremy O. HarrisSearedTheresa RebeckSea Wall / A LifeSimon Stephens and Hugh LeonardMoscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow MoscowHalley FeifferThe MichaelsRichard Nelson 2021 No Award Given due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022The Lehman TrilogyStefano MassiniPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveSelina FillingerThe MinutesTracy LettsMerry WivesWilliam ShakespeareConfederatesDominique MorisseauDana H.Lucas HnathEnglishSanaz ToossiHangmenMartin McDonaghClyde'sLynn NottageSelling KabulSylvia KhouryPrayer for the French RepublicJoshua Harmon 2023 Leopoldstadt Tom StoppardElyriaDeepa Purohitthe bandaged placeHarrison David RiversCost of LivingMartyna MajokDark Disabled Stories Ryan J. HaddadDownstateBruce NorrisLife of PiYann Martel and Lolita ChakrabartiGood Night, OscarDoug WrightFat HamJames IjamesSummer, 1976David AuburnPeter Pan Goes WrongHenry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry ShieldsPublic ObscenitiesShayok Misha ChowdhuryPrima FacieSuzie Miller 2024StereophonicDavid AdjmiThe ComeuppanceBranden Jacobs-JenkinsFlexCandrice JonesGrief HotelLiza BirkenmeierJaja's African Hair BraidingJocelyn BiohThe HuntDavid FarrOh, Mary!Cole EscolaPatriotsPeter MorganPrayer for the French RepublicJoshua HarmonWet BrainJohn J. Caswell, Jr.Mother PlayPaula Vogel 2025Oh, Mary! Cole EscolaThe Picture of Dorian GrayKip WilliamsThe AntiquitiesJordan HarrisonBecoming EveAbby SteinEnglishSanaz ToossiGood BonesJames IjamesGood Night, and Good LuckGeorge Clooney and Grant HeslovHere There Are BlueberriesMoisés Kaufman and Amanda GronichJohn Proctor Is the VillainKimberly BelflowerLiberationBess WohlWaldenAmy BerrymanPurposeBranden Jacobs-JenkinsStranger Things: The First ShadowKate Trefry 2026Liberation Bess WohlThe BalustersDavid Lindsay-AbaireCarolinePreston Max AllenCold War Choir PracticeRo ReddickDog Day AfternoonStephen Adly GuirgisGiantMark RoseblattKyotoJoe Murphy and Joe RobertsonMarcel on the TrainEthan SlaterThe MonstersNgozi AnyanwuPrince FaggotJordan TannahillRheologyShayok Misha ChowdhurySpreadJesús I. Valles
Multiple wins 2 wins Tom Stoppard
Multiple nominations 6 nominations Martin McDonagh
5 nominations Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
4 nominations Tom Stoppard Bruce Norris
3 nominations August Wilson Jon Robin Baitz Terrence McNally David Hare Paula Vogel Moisés Kaufman Jez Butterworth David Auburn Stephen Adly Guirgis Lynn Nottage Theresa Rebeck Peter Morgan Simon Stephens Dominique Morisseau Lucas Hnath
2 nominations Horton Foote Yasmina Reza Douglas Carter Beane Donald Margulies Suzan-Lori Parks Neil LaBute Richard Greenberg Caryl Churchill Alan Bennett Doug Wright David Lindsay-Abaire Joshua Harmon Tracy Letts Aaron Sorkin Tarell Alvin McCraney Christopher Durang John Logan David Ives Will Eno Anne Washburn Jordan Harrison Taylor Mac Hugh Leonard Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields Jocelyn Bioh Stefano Massini Bess Wohl Cole Escola Shayok Misha Chowdhury Sanaz Toossi James Ijames
References
External links Awards History at Drama League of New York