The Acting Company awarded Stephen McKinley Henderson the John Houseman Award Honor, and William H. Wright II the Joan M. Warburg Award Honor, as part of The Acting Company’s “Fantastic Journeys” Gala on Monday, April 29. Notable guests included Patti LuPone, Kenny Leon, Richard Kind, John Douglas Thompson, Lorraine Toussaint, Julie White, Dana Ivey, Artistic Director Kent Gash, Roslyn Ruff, Dakin Matthews, Abby Mueller, and Margot Harley.

Stephen McKinley Henderson – Patti LuPone – Matthew Johnston
Stephen McKinley Henderson – Lorraine Toussaint
Margot Harley – John-Douglas Thompson – Roslyn Ruff

This one-night-only event celebrated more than a half a century of developing emerging actors by bringing classics and new plays across the US on fantastic journeys that have changed the American cultural landscape.

Photos by Nina Wurtzel: Featured Image-Kenny Leon, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Dakin Matthews