Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Adaptation is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in adapted works of theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City.
Amy Herzog has won the award twice in a row, for her adaptations of A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People, while she is tied with Jeffrey Hatcher and Robert Icke for most nominations, with two each.
Winners and nominees
- Key
2020s
Year |
Work |
Author |
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2020 |
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A Christmas Carol |
Jack Thorne |
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Judgment Day |
Christopher Shinn |
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Mojada |
Luis Alfaro |
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Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow |
Halley Feiffer |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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Merry Wives |
Jocelyn Bioh |
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The Alchemist |
Jeffrey Hatcher |
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2023 |
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A Doll’s House |
Amy Herzog |
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Arden of Faversham |
Jeffrey Hatcher and Kathryn Walat |
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black odyssey |
Marcus Gardley |
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Oresteia |
Robert Icke |
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Wuthering Heights |
Emma Rice |
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2024 |
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An Enemy of the People |
Amy Herzog |
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The Comedy of Errors |
Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri |
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The Doctor |
Robert Icke |
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The Hunt |
David Farr |
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The Whole of Time |
Romina Paul |
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2025 |
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Pirates! The Penzance Musical |
Rupert Holmes |
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Becoming Eve |
Emil Weinstein |
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Cymbeline |
Andrea Thome |
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Medea: Re-Versed |
Luis Quintero |
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The Devil’s Disciple |
David Staller |
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2026 |
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Oedipus |
Robert Icke |
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and her Children |
Rosie Glen-Lambert and Hailey McAfee |
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Are the Bennett Girls OK? |
Emily Breeze |
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Pride and Prejudice |
Abigail Pickard Price, with Sarah Gobran and Matt Pinches |
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Room 204 |
Zusammen Theatre Project (Dennis Flanagan and Anjelica Fellini) |
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The Imaginary Invalid |
Lucie Tiberghien |
Multiple wins
- 2 wins
- Amy Herzog (consecutive)
Multiple nominations
- 3 nominations
- Robert Icke
- 2 nominations
- Amy Herzog
- Jeffrey Hatcher
References
Adaptation