Joe A. Callaway Award

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The Joe A. Callaway Awards are administered by Actors' Equity Association. They were established in 1989 to honor a male and a female actor for the best performance in a classical play in the New York metropolitan area, selected by a panel of critics. The award is given in January and includes $1000 and a commemorative plaque.

The 2010 Award winners were Lily Rabe and Matthew Rauch. [1]

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References

  1. "The Joe A. Callaway Award, 2010" Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine actorsequity.org, accessed January 31, 2011