The 2024 LADCC special award recipients are:
POLLY WARFIELD AWARD for an outstanding 2024 season: The Road Theatre Company, led by Taylor Gilbert (Founder and Artistic Director) and Sam Anderson (Artistic Director).
GORDON DAVIDSON AWARD for distinguished contributions to the Los Angeles Theatrical Community: John Perrin Flynn, Co-founder and former Artistic Director of Rogue Machine Theatre from 2008 through 2024.
JOEL HIRSCHHORN AWARD for outstanding achievement in musical theatre: East West Players; since 1965 the company has provided opportunities for talented Asian American theatre artists to demonstrate artistic excellence outside the confines of traditional casting.
MILTON KATSELAS AWARD for career or special achievement in direction: Stephen Sachs, Co-founder and former Artistic Director of the Fountain Theatre from 1990 through 2024.
MARGARET HARFORD AWARD for sustained excellence in theatre: Marilyn Fox, Artistic Director of Pacific Resident Theatre since 1995.
TED SCHMITT AWARD for the World Premiere of an outstanding new play: Tom Jacobson for CREVASSE, presented by The Victory Theatre Center & Son of Semele.
TECHNICAL DESIGN AWARD: John Zalewski, sound designer and composer for large and small theatre productions in Southern California and nationwide since 1995.
LADCC COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD — This year LADCC gives special recognition to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for 15 years of unique contributions in nurturing and expanding artistic frontiers in the greater Los Angeles theatre scene and its milestone achievements as a resource for producing, organizing, and enabling theatre artists to present new work. The Festival’s dedication to equity, education, and economic exchange with local artists at all stages of their careers has had a profound impact on the greater Los Angeles theatre arts community.