Connecting, Supporting, and Advocating for America's Theatres – Since 1925

What is The National Theatre Conference?

Founded in 1925, The National Theatre Conference is a not-for-profit organization made up of distinguished members of the American Theatre Community. The several purposes of the National Theatre Conference are:
  • To explore the means of best serving the interests of the American Theatre, and to initiate, encourage, and support projects of value and significance with a view to strengthening and broadening the influence of theatre in our country.
  • To bring the membership together at least once a year in a spirit of mutual helpfulness for the interchange of aims and ideals, and for the discussion of common problems and interests.
  • To provide, at its annual meeting, opportunities for the membership to hear the views of outstanding personalities in the theatre and to observe demonstrations of various techniques in order that the membership may profit thereby.

Awards

Each year the Conference honors excellence in the profession by honoring outstanding theaters and artists through the presentation of several Awards:
  • The NTC Person(s) of the Year Award
  • The Paul Green Award
  • The Emerging Professional Artist Award 
  • The Barrie and Bernice Stavis Award 
For more information about the history of the National Theatre Conference, visit our our About Page.
The 2016 Conference
is now online!
Don't miss this exciting recap of the 2016 Conference weekend including stories, photos and video from Sharon Ott's discussion with 2016 Person of the Year George Takei.

Member Honors/Awards

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Randy Reinholz, co-founder and producing artistic director of Native Voices, named Resident Theater at La Jolla Playhouse! Read more here.
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​John Clinton Eisner named a member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre for his extraordinary contributions to the field of theatre.
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​NTC Past President, Cindy Phaneuf elected to the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. Ceremony was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, April 17, 2016
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Intiman Theatre has named director and University of Washington professor Valerie Curtis-Newton to co-curate the company’s 2016 season with producing artistic director Andrew Russell. Read more HERE.
*Production photos from Outstanding Theatre Award recipient companies.