2020 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Award
Silk Road Rising and Moraine Valley Community College’s co-commissioned full-length musical play American Griot was selected to receive the 2020 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award for outstanding student achievement.
2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Best New Work
Fouad Teymour nominated for Twice, Thrice, Frice.
2018 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Best New Work
Novid Parsi nominated for Through the Elevated Line.
2017 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Best Original Music
Ronnie Malley nominated for Great Expectations.
2013 6th Annual Steinberg Playwright Award
Awarded to Rajiv Joseph for The Lake Effect. The award, organized by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, recognizes young and mid-career playwrights. Winners received a monetary prize of $50,000 each.
2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Best New Work
Awarded to Rajiv Joseph for The Lake Effect.
2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award ("The Mimi")
Awarded to David Henry Hwang, author of Golden Child and Yellow Face.
The award, which celebrates the achievements of playwrights whose bodies of work have made significant contributions on American theater, consists of a $200,000 prize along with “The Mimi,” a statuette designed by Tony Award-nominated scenic designer and architect David Rockwell.
Jim Steinberg, member of the Board of Directors of The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust: “For 32 years Mr. Hwang has written thoughtful, provocative plays that have engaged and challenged audiences throughout the world. The breadth of his canon encompassing not only dramatic works, but also musical theatre, children's theatre and opera have placed him at the apogee of a career in the theatre. We look forward to seeing many new works by Mr. Hwang in the years to come.”
2011 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Play
Awarded to Diana Simonzadeh for her performance in Wajdi Mouawad's Scorched.
Best Lighting Design - Midsize
Awarded to Sarah Hughey for her design of Wajdi Mouawad's Scorched.
Best Sound Design - Midsize
Awarded to Peter J. Storms for his design of Wajdi Mouawad's Scorched.
2010 3Arts Artist Award
On October 25, 2010, 3Arts named Silk Road Theatre Project Artistic Director Jamil Khoury the recipient of a 3Arts Award for Playwriting. 3Arts works to support Chicago artists, especially women, people of color, and people with disabilities working in music, theater, and visual arts, in order to enrich, strengthen, and sustain the arts and the community. Annually, as the result of a nomination and jury selection process, artists producing distinctive work in their respective disciplines will each receive awards of $15,000 to use according to their individual priorities, be they research, travel, or the development of new work. The 3Arts Award funds are presented without third parties or any strings attached.
"Each award we give to a local artist is a reflection of our belief that it is only through a diversity of artistic voices that our creative spirit can truly thrive," said 3Arts Executive Director Esther Grimm. "This year, we are honored to double our support of Chicago artists and unveil 12 recipients of our no-strings-attached awards."
The 2010 3Arts Award recipients are: in music, Tatsu Aoki (bassist), Nicole Cabell (soprano), Rachel Ries (singer/songwriter), and Jamie Topper (teaching artist); in theater, Cheryl Lynn Bruce (actor), Jessica Hudson (teaching artist), Jamil Khoury (playwright), and Eddie Torres (director); and in visual arts, Robin Hewlett (artist/organizer), Larry Lee (multimedia artist), Cecil McDonald, Jr. (photographer and teaching artist), and Luis Romero (3D artist).
2009 American Theatre Critics Association M. Elizabeth Osborn Award
On April 2, 2009 the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) recognized Yussef El Guindi’s play, Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat, which premiered in March 2008 at Silk Road Theatre Project.
The Osborn Award is designed to recognize the outstanding work of an author who has not yet achieved national stature – e.g., has not had a significant New York production, been staged widely in regional theaters, or received other major national awards
Gay Chicago Magazine's 2008 After Dark Award
Outstanding Adaptation
Awarded to Shishir Kurup for Merchant on Venice.
Gay Chicago Magazine's 2007 After Dark Award
Overall Technical Achievement
Awarded to David Henry Hwang's Golden Child, directed by Stuart Carden. Awarded to Rebecca A. Barrett, lighting design; Carol J. Blanchard, costume design; Lee Keenan, scenic design; D. Christopher Krause, technical director; Daniel Pellant, props design; and Robert Steel, sound design and original music.
Outstanding Original Music
Awarded to Robert Steel for Richard Vetere's Caravaggio.
Outstanding Lighting Design
Awarded to Lee Keenan for Richard Vetere's Caravaggio.
Gay Chicago Magazine's 2006 After Dark Award
Outstanding Production
Awarded to Yussef El Guindi for Back of the Throat.
Outstanding New Work
Awarded to Yussef El Guindi for Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith.
Outstanding Sound Design
Awarded to Rob Steel for Yussef El Guindi's Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith.
Gay Chicago Magazine's 2003 After Dark Award
Outstanding New Work
Awarded to Jamil Khoury for Precious Stones.
