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