Del Hughes Award

The Del Hughes Award is regarded throughout the theatrical community as a crowning achievement for a stage manager's career.

The "Del Hughes Award for Lifetime Achievement and Excellence in the Art of Stage Management", was created my Julie Hughes and Barry Moss, partners in a major casting office. This award honors Julie's father who made a 50-year career of stage managing. The receipient is chosen by the Executive Board of the SMA as representing the finest qualities of Stage Management: patience, diplomacy, organization and a sense of humor.

On March 24th, Ira Mont, SMA Chair,  presented the 1999 Del Hughes Award, with special recognition for a significant career in regional theatre, to Anne Keefe.

Pictured above with the recipient are Board members:
John Handy, Debora Kingston, Jim D'Asaro, Jill Cordle,
Anne Keefe, Ira Mont, Sandra Bloom, Andrew Feigin, Shelli Aderman.

            Past recipients of the Del Hughes Award:

    1995 Jose Vega
    1993 Jerry Adler
    1992 Morty Halpern
    1991 Samuel "Biff" Liff
    1990 Ruth Mitchell
    1989 Bill Dodds
    1988 Fritz Holt
    1987 Anne Sullivan
    1986 Phil Friedman

Del Hughes and daughter, Julie

Please contact the SMA Chair to submit nominations for this award.