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Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theater company founded in 1964 by George C. White. It is commonly referred to as The O'Neill, seating just over 1,000 guests. The center has received two Tony Awards, the 1979 Special Award and the 2010 Regional Theatre Award. President Obama presented the 2015 National Medal of Arts to The O'Neill on September 22, 2016.

Major works
The following is a list of plays, musicals, and performance pieces first developed at the O'Neill that have gone on to further success. ; National Playwrights Conference • Slave Play - Jeremy O. Harris (2018) • ''I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard'' – Halley Feiffer (2014) • The NetherJennifer Haley (2011), Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, 2012 • The ReceptionistAdam Bock (2006) • Fuddy MeersDavid Lindsay-Abaire (1998) • TrueblinkaAdam Rapp (1997) • Seven GuitarsAugust Wilson (1994) • The Piano LessonAugust Wilson (1986) • ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' – August Wilson (1984) • FencesAugust Wilson (1983) • Danny and the Deep Blue SeaJohn Patrick Shanley (1982) • ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' – August Wilson (1982) • Agnes of GodJohn Pielmeier (1979) • FOBDavid Henry Hwang (1979) • BentMartin Sherman (1978) • Uncommon Women and OthersWendy Wasserstein (1977) • A History of the American FilmChristopher Durang (1976) • Madmen and SpecialistsWole Soyinka (1970) • House of Blue LeavesJohn Guare (1966) ; National Musical Theater Conference • Tales of the City (2009) • In the Heights (2005), Tony Award, (2008) • Avenue Q (2002), Tony Award, (2004) • The Wild Party (1997) • Nine (1979), Tony Award, Best Musical, 1982 ; Cabaret & Performance Conference • The Story of My Life (2006) • title of show (2005) ; National Critics Conference • Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American TheaterDavi Napoleon == Notable O'Neill alumni ==
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