The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding
Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre across collective
Broadway,
off-Broadway and
off-off-Broadway productions in
New York City. The award was initially introduced in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre, before being removed from the ceremony between 1960 and 1974. The award returned in the 1975 ceremony, with its current title.