The nominees for the 2026 Drama Desk Awards have been announced, and we're so thrilled to see many familiar names on the list. Tisch Design is represented (at least once) in every design category! You can see the nominees below, with Design alums in bold! Congrats to everyone!
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
Harry Feiner (“Ceremonies in Dark Old Men”)
Soutra Gilmour (“Waiting for Godot”)
Tatiana Kahvegian (“Meet the Cartozians”)
Chloe Lamford (“Death of a Salesman”)
Derek McLane (“The Adding Machine”)
Derek McLane (“The Balusters”)
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical
Daniel Allen (“Beau”)
dots (“The Rocky Horror Show”)
Rachel Hauck (“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”)
Dane Laffrey (“The Lost Boys”)
Arnulfo Maldonado (“Goddess”)
Jason Sherwood (“The Baker’s Wife”)
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play
Kindall Almond (“Initiative”)
Enver Chakartash (“Meet the Cartozians”)
Enver Chakartash (“Tartuffe,” New York Theatre Workshop)
Qween Jean (“Oh Happy Day!”)
Emilio Sosa (“The Balusters”)
Paul Tazewell (“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”)
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical
Qween Jean (“Cats: The Jellicle Ball”)
Qween Jean (“Saturday Church”)
David I. Reynoso (“The Rocky Horror Show”)
Kaye Voyce (“The Seat of Our Pants”)
Catherine Zuber (“The Baker’s Wife”)
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd (“Prince F*ggot”)
Jeff Croiter (“The Adding Machine”)
Stacey Derosier (“Well, I’ll Let You Go”)
Jack Knowles (“Death of a Salesman”)
Kate McGee (“without mirrors”)
Studio Luna (“Marcel on the Train”)
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical
Mextly Couzin (“Mexodus”)
Adam Honoré (“Amahl and the Night Visitors”)
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (“Ragtime”)
Bradley King (“The Baker’s Wife”)
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden (“The Lost Boys”)
Japhy Weideman (“Beau”)