This year’s recipients included Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Sarah Ruhl; playwright and artistic director of The New Black Fest, Keith Josef Adkins; and award-winning musical theatre writers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond. Presenters and performers included Laura Benanti with Lortel-nominated songwriter Todd Almond, Tony-nominated composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa, Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant, actor and playwright Matt Shingledecker, Dennis A. Allen, MaameYaa Boafo, Kamilah Forbes, James Bundy, Nate Collins, and Bruce Lazarus.
Flip through the 15 photos from The Samuel French Awards below: