“THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION is an organization devoted to promoting the arts and its ability to enrich lives,” John Martello, Executive Director of THE PLAYERS said. “Kevin’s work thus far as an actor, director, producer, singer, patron of the arts, and educator is the embodiment of everything Edwin Booth did and the PLAYERS FOUNDATION and the Club still do strive to represent.”

 Past Award recipients include Edward Albee, Angela Lansbury, Helen Hayes, Jose Ferrer, Jack Lemmon, Christopher Plummer, Marian Seldes, and Jason Robards (to whom Mr. Spacey presented the Booth Award.)

About The Players & The Players Foundation for
Theatre Education

In 1888, Edwin Booth, America’s pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, and 15 other incorporators, including Mark Twain and General Tecumseh Sherman, founded THE PLAYERS.  Its purpose:  “The promotion of social intercourse between members of the dramatic profession and the kindred professions of literature, painting, architecture, sculpture and music, law and medicine, and the patrons of the arts.”  Today, THE PLAYERS continues to preserve its heritage by remaining a repository of both American and British theater history, memorabilia and theatrical artifacts.  THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATRE EDUCATION was established to foster an understanding and appreciation of the American Theatre, particularly utilizing the unique history of THE PLAYERS and the myriad personalities who have contributed to that history.  THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FOR THEATER EDUCATION is a 501 (c)(3) organization.  For more information: http://www.theplayersnyc.org.