- An Enemy of the People - Shakespeare Theatre Company Irakli Kavsadze - Frankenstein - Synetic Theatre/Kennedy Center Prelude Festival Neil McFadden - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Folger Theatre Michael Roth - The Persians - Shakespeare Theatre Company Paata Tsikurishvili - Frankenstein - Synetic Theatre/Kennedy Center Prelude Festival 2008 Irakli Kavsadze - MacBeth - Synetic Theatre Jeremy Lee - The Studio - Signature Theatre Matthew M Nielson - Nest - Signature Theatre Matthew M Nielson - the unmentionables - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Ryan Rumery - Vigils - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Gil Thompson - Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins - Studio Theatre Paata Tsikurishvili - MacBeth - Synetic Theatre 2009 Matthew M Nielson - 1984 - Catalyst Theater Karin Graybash - MacBeth - Folger Theatre and Two River Theatre Company Irakli Kavsadze - Romeo and Juliet - Synetic Theatre Mainstage Konstantine Lortkipanidze - Romeo and Juliet - Synetic Theatre Mainstage Neil McFadden - Boom - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Ryan Rumery - Stunning - Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company Kenny Wollesen - MacBeth - Folger Theatre and Two River Theatre Company See also Helen Hayes Awards Non-Resident Acting Helen Hayes Awards Non-Resident Production Helen Hayes Awards Resident Acting Helen Hayes Awards Resident Production Sources Helen Hayes Awards