1957 Award Winners

• Special Citations
  • Paul Shyre,
    for bringing O'Casey to Off-Broadway; for his adaptations of "I Knock at the Door," "Pictures in the Hallway," and "USA"
• Distinguished Performances (actresses)
  • Marguerite Lenery, House of Breath
  • Betty Miller, Exiles
  • Jutta Wolf, Exiles
• Distinguished Performances (actors)
  • Thayer David, "Saint Joan," "Oscar Wilde"
  • Michael Kane, Exiles
  • Arthur Malet, "Volpone," "The Misanthrope," "The Apollo of Bellac"
• Best New Play
  • Louis A. Lippa, A House Remembered
• Best Foreign Play
  • No award given,
• Best Director
  • Gene Frankel, Volpone
• Best All--around Production
  • Daniel S. Brown and Burry Fredrick, Exiles
• Best Actress
  • Colleen Dewhurst, "The Taming of the Shrew," "The Eagle Has Two Heads," "Camille"
• Best Actor
  • William Smithers, The Sea Gull