# Regional Theatre Tony Award

The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special recognition Tony Award given annually to a regional theater company in the United States. The winner is recommended by a committee of drama critics.

## Background

Initially presented in 1948 to Robert Porterfield of the Virginia Barter Theatre for their Contribution To Development Of Regional Theatre, the Regional Theatre awards were next presented starting in 1976. The award is "based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association", and includes a grant of $25,000. As the American Theatre Critics Association has noted, no theater has won the award more than once, "testifying to the growing strength of professional theater nationwide." One of the objects of the award is promoting what often amounts to the incubators of new productions.
In June 2013, the Tony Awards Administration Committee stated that effective with the 2013-14 season, "New York-based theatre companies will be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award." The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing, in a joint statement, explained: "New York has some of the most prestigious and creative theatre groups in the country and we are thrilled to include the New York theatre community in this category."

## Award winners
### 1940s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 1948 2nd Tony Awards | Barter Theatre | Abingdon | Virginia | |

### 1970s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 1976 30th Tony Awards | Arena Stage | Washington | D.C. | "This award takes note of the company's balanced program of distinguished revivals and a broad spectrum of new works and American premieres of important foreign plays". |
| 1977 31st Tony Awards | Mark Taper Forum | Los Angeles | California | — |
| 1978 32nd Tony Awards | Long Wharf Theatre | New Haven | Connecticut | — |
| 1979 33rd Tony Awards | American Conservatory Theater | San Francisco | California | — |

### 1980s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 1980 34th Tony Awards | Actors Theatre of Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | — |
| 1981 35th Tony Awards | Trinity Repertory Company | Providence | Rhode Island | — |
| 1982 36th Tony Awards | Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis | Minnesota | — |
| 1983 37th Tony Awards | Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland | Oregon | — |
| 1984 38th Tony Awards | Old Globe Theatre | San Diego | California | — |
| 1985 39th Tony Awards | Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago | Illinois | — |
| 1986 40th Tony Awards | American Repertory Theater | Cambridge | Massachusetts | — |
| 1987 41st Tony Awards | San Francisco Mime Troupe | San Francisco | California | — |
| 1988 42nd Tony Awards | South Coast Repertory | Costa Mesa | California | — |
| 1989 43rd Tony Awards | Hartford Stage | Hartford | Connecticut | — |

### 1990s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 1990 44th Tony Awards | Seattle Repertory Theatre | Seattle | Washington | — |
| 1991 45th Tony Awards | Yale Repertory Theatre | New Haven | Connecticut | — |
| 1992 46th Tony Awards | Goodman Theatre | Chicago | Illinois | — |
| 1993 47th Tony Awards | La Jolla Playhouse | San Diego | California | — |
| 1994 48th Tony Awards | McCarter Theatre | Princeton | New Jersey | — |
| 1995 49th Tony Awards | Goodspeed Opera House | East Haddam | Connecticut | — |
| 1996 50th Tony Awards | Alley Theatre | Houston | Texas | — |
| 1997 51st Tony Awards | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Berkeley | California | — |
| 1998 52nd Tony Awards | Denver Center Theatre Company | Denver | Colorado | — |
| 1999 53rd Tony Awards | Crossroads Theatre | New Brunswick | New Jersey | — |

### 2000s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 2000 54th Tony Awards | Utah Shakespearean Festival | Cedar City | Utah | — |
| 2001 55th Tony Awards | Victory Gardens Theater | Chicago | Illinois | — |
| 2002 56th Tony Awards | Williamstown Theatre Festival | Williamstown | Massachusetts | — |
| 2003 57th Tony Awards | Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis | Minnesota | — |
| 2004 58th Tony Awards | Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati | Ohio | — |
| 2005 59th Tony Awards | Theatre de la Jeune Lune | Minneapolis | Minnesota | — |
| 2006 60th Tony Awards | Intiman Playhouse | Seattle | Washington | — |
| 2007 61st Tony Awards | Alliance Theatre | Atlanta | Georgia | — |
| 2008 62nd Tony Awards | Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago | Illinois | — |
| 2009 63rd Tony Awards | Signature Theatre | Arlington County | Virginia | — |

### 2010s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center | Waterford | Connecticut | — |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | Lookingglass Theatre Company | Chicago | Illinois | — |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington | D.C. | — |
| 2013 67th Tony Awards | Huntington Theatre Company | Boston | Massachusetts | |
| 2014 68th Tony Awards | Signature Theatre Company | New York City | New York | This is the first Manhattan-based theatre company to receive the award. |
| 2015 69th Tony Awards | Cleveland Play House | Cleveland | Ohio | — |
| 2016 70th Tony Awards | Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn | New Jersey | |
| 2017 71st Tony Awards | Dallas Theater Center | Dallas | Texas | |
| 2018 72nd Tony Awards | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club | New York City | New York | — |
| 2019 73rd Tony Awards | TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | Palo Alto | California | |

### 2020s

| Year | Theatre | City | State | Notes |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 74th Tony Awards | None | None | None | None |
| 2022 75th Tony Awards | Court Theatre | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 2023 76th Tony Awards | Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena | California | |
| 2024 77th Tony Awards | Wilma Theater | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |