{{short description|American theater director}} {{Infobox person |name = Maria Mileaf |birth_name = Maria Joy Mileaf |birth_date = c. {{bya|1965}} |birth_place = New York City |death_date = |death_place = |education = Yale University {{small|(BA)}}<br>University of California, San Diego {{small|(MFA)}} |spouse = Neil Patel |awards = Outer Critics Circle Award<br>Barrymore Award |children = 2 }} '''Maria Mileaf''' (born {{circa|1965}}) is an American stage director.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theatrealliance.org/barrymores/2005_awards.html |title=Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia :: 2005 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre :: Nominees and Award Recipients |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603181608/http://www.theatrealliance.org/barrymores/2005_awards.html |archive-date=2008-06-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has directed productions on and off Broadway and in the West End, as well as at regional theaters including Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, and La Jolla Playhouse.<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson-Hillis |first=Skye |title=Meet the Artist – Director Maria Mileaf |url=https://www.hartfordstage.org/stagenotes/feeding-the-dragon/maria-mileaf/ |website=Hartford Stage |access-date=26 January 2026 }}</ref>
Mileaf directed the national tour of ''Art'' by Yasmina Reza in 1999, which previously won the Tony Award for Best Play.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Art’ |url=https://variety.com/1998/legit/reviews/art-5-1200455622/ |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=9 February 2026 |date=1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Playbill Staff |title=Art With Judd Hirsch to Tour Beginning Sept. 14 in San Fran |url=https://playbill.com/article/art-with-judd-hirsch-to-tour-beginning-sept-14-in-san-fran-com-82524/ |website=Playbill.com |publisher=Playbill Inc. |date=June 11, 1999 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Art – Tour Production |url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/art-509352 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> Her production of ''Going to St. Ives'' by Lee Blessing at Primary Stages received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, while her production of ''The Story'' by Tracey Scott Wilson at Philadelphia Theatre Company earned her the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play.<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Barrymore Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/2005-barrymore-award-winners-announced_6877/ |website=TheaterMania.com |publisher=TheaterMania, Inc. |date=October 11, 2005 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref>
She directed the West End premiere of ''Underneath the Lintel'' by Glen Berger at the Duchess Theatre in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |last=Nathan |first=John |title="West Wing" Star Schiff to Make London Debut in Underneath the Lintel |url=https://playbill.com/article/west-wing-star-schiff-to-make-london-debut-in-underneath-the-lintel-com-136552 |website=Playbill.com |publisher=Playbill Inc. |date=November 21, 2006 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> and later helmed ''Let There Be Love'' by Kwame Kwei-Armah at the American Conservatory Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/power-of-forgiveness-revealed-in-let-there-be-love/article_91c1b149-9c70-5749-83b9-053e98ca6944.html |title=Power of forgiveness revealed in ‘Let There Be Love’ |website=San Francisco Examiner |access-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> From 2016 to 2018, she directed multiple productions of Sharon Washington’s solo show ''Feeding the Dragon'', which received nominations for the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Lucille Lortel Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feeding the Dragon (Official Website) |url=https://www.feedingthedragontheplay.com/ |website=Feeding the Dragon |access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Mileaf was born in New York City, and primarily raised in Highland Park, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/492892134/|title=Here & There|date=1986-04-21|work=Daily News|access-date=2021-07-12|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/nyregion/jersey-footlights.html|last=Falkenstein|first=Michelle|title=JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS|date=2006-01-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref>
She received a B.A. in Literature from Yale University in 1986. Alongside classmates Christopher Ashley and Tony Phelan, Mileaf won the Libby Zion Fellowship, a $10,000 prize awarded by Frank Sinatra. Upon graduating, the trio used the prize money to start a summer repertory theatre in Irvington, New York<ref>{{cite news |last=Risen |first=James |title=Sinatra at Yale Outlines His Way to Success |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/16/nyregion/sinatra-at-yale-outlines-his-way-to-success.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 16, 1986 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> Mileaf went on to earn an M.F.A. in Directing from the University of California, San Diego in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/177259617|last=Churnin|first=Nancy|title='Faith, Hope and Charity' and a Lot of Dedication'|date=1992-04-02|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-07-12|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Career== Shortly after completing graduate school, Mileaf served as Associate Director on Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible'' at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drake |first=Sylvie |title=STAGE REVIEW / OPEN FESTIVAL: LATC’s ‘Crucible’: Scalding Vision of Ruin |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-06-ca-720-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 6, 1990 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> In 1992, she directed the U.S. premiere of Ödön von Horváth's 1933 drama ''Faith, Hope and Charity'' at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |last=Churnin |first=Nancy |title=STAGE REVIEW: Working Girl’s Tale of Woe: Theater: ‘Faith, Hope and Charity,’ a social satire from Germany during the Depression translates well to here and now |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-07-ca-705-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 7, 1992 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> Mileaf made her Off-Broadway debut in 1993, directing the U.S. premiere of Sarah Daniels ''The Gut Girls'' with the Obie Award-winning Cucaracha Theatre Company in Tribeca. In 1994, she was awarded a Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller Fellowship from the Williamstown Theatre Festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/545429103|title='Stepin Fetchit' topic of WTF Special Event|date=2004-07-20|publisher=North Adams Transcript|access-date=2021-07-12|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> That same year she directed the world premiere of ''Scar'' by Caridad Svich at the Perishable Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scar |website=Cuban Theater Digital Archive |publisher=University of Miami |url=https://ctda.miami.edu/writtenwork/52 |access-date=February 9, 2026 |language=en }}</ref> In 1996 she directed the east coast premiere of a double bill of one-act comedies, ''Missing Marisa'' and ''Kissing Christine'' by John Patrick Shanley for Phoenix Theatre in Purchase, New York. That same year she directed the Off-Broadway premiere of ''Tomorrowland'' by Neena Beber with New Georges/Soho Rep. In 1997 she directed Jeannie Hutchins' experimental performance piece ''Laugh Till I Thought I'd Die'', which ran from October 23 - November 9 at PS 122.
In 1998 Mileaf directed Brighde Mullins' ''Fire Eater'' at New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater. The same year she served as Associate Director on U.S. premiere of Yasmina Reza’s ''Art'', which played the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway from February 12, 1998 – August 8, 1999 and won the Tony Award for Best Play. Mileaf subsequently directed the play’s 1st National Tour, which ran from September 14th, 1999 to May 7th, 2000, and culminated in a month-long engagement at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In 1999 Mileaf directed the Actor's Theatre of Louisville's National Ten-Minute Play Contest for their annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, which ran from March 12 – 27, 1999. The combined bill of plays, entitled ''Life Under 30'', included "Slop-Culture" by Robb Badlam, "The Blue Room" by Courtney Baron, "Dancing With a Devil" by Brooke Berman, "Forty Minute Finish" by Jerome Hairston, "Mpls., St. Paul" by Julia Jordan, "Drive Angry" by Matt Pelfrey, "Labor Day" by Sheri Wilner, and "Just Be Frank" by Caroline Williams. That same year she directed the world premiere of Erik Ehn's ''MAID'' Off-Broadway for the Lincoln Center Theater Festival, which ran from July 7 – 25; she also directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Kira Obolensky's ''Lobster Alice'' at Playwrights Horizons starring Jessica Hecht, which ran from November 17, 1999 – January 23, 2000.
In 2000, Mileaf directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Neena Beber's ''Hard Feelings'' at Women's Project Theater, and Lee Blessing's ''Going to St. Ives'' at the La Jolla Playhouse. In 2001, Mileaf collaborated once again with French playwright Yasmina Reza on the west coast premiere of her play ''The Unexpected Man'' at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Oxman |first=Steven |title=‘The Unexpected Man’ Review |url=https://variety.com/2001/legit/reviews/the-unexpected-man-2-1200469857/ |website=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |date=September 20, 2001 |access-date=January 26, 2026}}</ref> In 2002 she directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Julia Cho's ''99 Histories'' at the Cherry Lane Theatre. In 2003 she directed the U.S. premiere of Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt's ''M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran'' Off-Broadway at McGinn/Cazale Theatre with PlayCo. In 2004 she directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Brighde Mullins' ''Those Who Can, Do'' with Clubbed Thumb. In 2005 she directed two plays at the Williamstown Theatre Festival; Lucy Prebble's ''The Sugar Syndrome'', starring Gaby Hoffmann, and John Belluso's ''A Nervous Smile'', starring Amy Brenneman. That same year she directed three Off-Broadway premieres; Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros' ''The Argument'' at Vineyard Theatre; Lee Blessing's ''Going to St. Ives'' at Primary Stages; and Vijay Tendulkar's ''Sakharam Binder'' with PlayCo at 59E59 Theaters.
In 2006 Mileaf directed Glen Berger's ''Underneath the Lintel'' at the George Street Playhouse, starring Richard Schiff.In 2007, the production transferred to the Duchess Theatre in London's West End, and was broadcast via BBC Radio 4. That same year, Mileaf returned to the Williamstown Theatre Festival to direct Nöel Coward's ''Blithe Spirit'', starring Jessica Hecht; as well as Wendy Wasserstein's final play, ''Third'', at the Geffen Playhouse. In 2008 she directed two plays Off-Broadway; Brooke Berman's ''A Perfect Couple'' at the Daryl Roth Theatre, and Lee Blessing's ''A Body of Water'' at Primary Stages. In 2013 Mileaf directed N. Richard Nash's ''The Rainmaker'' at The Old Globe, and Arthur Machen's ''The Great God Pan'' at The Juilliard School. In 2015 she directed Kwame Kwei-Armah's ''Let There Be Love'' at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. From 2014-2019, Mileaf directed four plays for 59E59 Theaters's Summer Shorts Series. From 2016-2018, Mileaf directed three successive productions of Sharon Washington's one-woman show ''Feeding the Dragon'' at City Theatre, Hartford Stage, and Primary Stages.
Mileaf is also a frequent collaborator with the Philadelphia Theatre Company, where she has directed eight productions, including of Paula Vogel's ''How I Learned to Drive'' in 1998; Martin McDonagh's ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' in 1999; Margaret Edson's ''Wit'' in 2000; Barbara Ehrenreich's ''Nickel and Dimed'' in 2004; Tracey Scott Wilson's ''The Story'' in 2005; Lynn Nottage's ''Ruined'' in 2011; Neil LaBute's ''Reasons to Be Pretty'' in 2012; and Lisa D'Amour's ''Detroit'' in 2014. Her work with the company has been nominated for three Barrymore Awards, winning once in 2005.
Mileaf previously served on the Theatre faculty of both Barnard College and the Columbia University School of the Arts. Additionally, she has been a guest artist at the Juilliard School and the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
==Personal life== Mileaf lives in New York City. She is married to the Obie Award-winning set designer Neil Patel, with whom she has two children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tcg.org/publications/at/Oct07/mileaf.cfm |title=American Theater Magazine |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619185718/http://tcg.org/publications/at/Oct07/mileaf.cfm |archive-date=2010-06-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Theater directing credits== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Playwright ! scope="col" | Theatre |- | 1990 | ''The Crucible'' | Arthur Miller | Los Angeles Theatre Center |- | 1992 | ''Faith, Hope and Charity'' | Ödön von Horváth | San Diego Repertory Theatre |- | 1993 | ''The Gut Girls'' | Sarah Daniels | Cucaracha Theatre |- | 1994 | ''Scar'' | Caridad Svich | Perishable Theatre |- | rowspan=2| 1996 | ''Missing/Kissing'' | John Patrick Shanley | Phoenix Theatre |- | ''Tomorrowland'' | Neena Beber | New Georges & Soho Rep |- | 1997 | ''Laugh Till I Thought I'd Die'' | Jeannie Hutchins | PS 122 |- | rowspan=3| 1998 | ''How I Learned to Drive'' | Paula Vogel | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | ''Fire Eater'' | Brighde Mullins | Powerhouse Theater |- | ''Art'' | Yasmina Reza | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre |- | rowspan=5| 1999 | ''Life Under 30'' | Various | Actors Theatre of Louisville |- | ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' | Martin McDonagh | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | ''MAID'' | Erik Ehn | Lincoln Center Theater |- | ''Art'' | Yasmina Reza | National Tour |- | ''Lobster Alice'' | Kira Obolensky | Playwrights Horizons |- |- | rowspan=4| 2000 | ''Hard Feelings'' | Neena Beber | Women's Project Theater |- | ''Art'' | Yasmina Reza | The Kennedy Center |- | ''Going to St. Ives'' | Lee Blessing | La Jolla Playhouse |- | ''Wit'' | Margaret Edson | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | 2001 | ''The Unexpected Man'' | Yasmina Reza | Geffen Playhouse |- | 2002 | ''99 Histories'' | Julia Cho | Cherry Lane Theatre |- | 2003 | ''Monsieur Ibrahim'' | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | The Play Company |- | rowspan=4| 2004 | ''Private Jokes, Public Places'' | Oren Safdie | Center for Architecture |- | ''Nickel and Dimed'' | Barbara Ehrenreich | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | ''Those Who Can, Do'' | Brighde Mullins | Clubbed Thumb |- | ''Sakharam Binder''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=Sakharam%20Binder%20(Play)&pdate=20041103&byline=Jonathan%20Kalb&id=1098953824821|title = Theater|newspaper = The New York Times}}</ref> | Vijay Tendulkar | The Play Company |- | rowspan=5| 2005 | ''The Story'' | Tracey Scott Wilson | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | ''Going to St. Ives'' | Lee Blessing | Primary Stages |- | ''The Argument'' | Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros | Vineyard Theatre |- | ''The Sugar Syndrome'' | Lucy Prebble | Williamstown Theatre Festival |- | ''The 24 Hour Plays'' | Greg Kotis | American Airlines Theater |- | rowspan=3| 2006 | ''Underneath the Lintel'' | Glen Berger | George Street Playhouse |- | ''The Heidi Chronicles'' | Wendy Wasserstein | Berkshire Theatre Festival |- | ''A Nervous Smile'' | John Belluso | Williamstown Theatre Festival |- | rowspan=3| 2007 | ''Blithe Spirit'' | Noël Coward | Williamstown Theatre Festival |- | ''Third'' | Wendy Wasserstein | Geffen Playhouse |- | ''Underneath the Lintel'' | Glen Berger | Duchess Theatre |- | rowspan=2| 2008 | ''A Perfect Couple'' | Brooke Berman | Daryl Roth Theatre |- | ''A Body of Water'' | Lee Blessing | Primary Stages |- | rowspan=2| 2009 | ''Blood from a Stoner'' | Jeanne Dorsey | Ensemble Studio Theatre |- | ''Ninety'' | Joanna Murray-Smith | Powerhouse Theater |- | 2010 | ''MazelTov Cocktail'' | Jamie M. Fox | McGinn/Cazale Theatre |- | rowspan=2| 2011 | ''F2M'' | Patricia Wettig | Powerhouse Theater |- | ''Ruined'' | Lynn Nottage | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | 2012 | ''Reasons to Be Pretty'' | Neil LaBute | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | rowspan=2| 2013 | ''The Rainmaker'' | N. Richard Nash | Old Globe Theatre |- | ''The Great God Pan'' | Arthur Machen | The Juilliard School |- | rowspan=2| 2014 | ''The Mulberry Bush'' | Neil LaBute | 59E59 Theaters |- | ''Detroit'' | Lisa D'Amour | Philadelphia Theatre Company |- | rowspan=3| 2015 | ''Let There Be Love'' | Kwame Kwei-Armah | American Conservatory Theater |- | ''HA'' | Dawn Akemi Saito | Dance Theater Workshop |- | ''Abyss'' | Maria Milisavljevic | The Play Company |- | rowspan=2| 2016 | ''After the Wedding'' | Neil LaBute | 59E59 Theaters |- | ''Feeding the Dragon'' | Sharon Washington | City Theatre |- | 2017 | ''Playing God'' | Alan Zweibel | 59E59 Theaters |- | rowspan=2| 2018 | ''Feeding the Dragon'' | Sharon Washington | Primary Stages |- | ''Feeding the Dragon'' | Sharon Washington | Hartford Stage |- |Rowspan=2| 2019 | ''Gint'' | Henrik Ibsen & Romulus Linney | The Juilliard School |- | ''Here I Lie'' | Courtney Baron | 59E59 Theaters |- | 2022 | ''Gratitude'' | Oren Safdie | Urban Stages |- | rowspan=3| 2023 | ''The Rembrandt'' | Jessica Dicky | TheaterWorks |- | ''Let There Be Love'' | Kwame Kwei-Armah | Penguin Rep |- | ''Awake in the Dark'' | Shira Nayman | The Flea Theater |- | rowspan=2| 2025 | ''The American Dream'' | Juan Ramirez Jr. | Urban Stages |- | ''A Mother'' | Neena Beber & Bertolt Brecht | Baryshnikov Arts Center |- | 2026 | ''The Heart Sellers'' | Lloyd Suh | Penguin Rep |- |}
==Awards and honors== Mileaf is the recipient of the Libby Zion Fellowship from Yale University, the Jonathan Alper Directing Fellowship from Manhattan Theatre Club, and the Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller Directing Fellowship from Williamstown Theatre Festival. She is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab,<ref>{{cite web |title=Inaugural Directors Lab |url=https://www.lct.org/explore/directors-lab/inaugural-lab/ |website=Lincoln Center Theater |publisher=Lincoln Center Theater |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> the WP Theater Director's Lab, and the Soho Rep Writer/Director's Lab. Additionally, Mileaf is a former Resident Director of New Dramatists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Randich Named Resident Director at New Dramatists |url=https://playbill.com/article/jean-randich-named-resident-director-at-new-dramatists-com-74428 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2 April 1998 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Associations ! Category ! Project ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |rowspan=4| 1998 || Outer Critics Circle Award || Outstanding New Broadway Play|| rowspan=4| ''Art'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Art – Broadway Production (Royale Theatre) |url=https://playbill.com/production/art-royale-theatre-vault-0000010189 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill.com |access-date=4 March 2026 }}</ref> |- |New York Drama Critics Circle Award || Best Play || {{won}} || |- |Drama Desk Award || Outstanding Play || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Ragtime, Beauty Queen Win Drama Desk Awards |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ragtime-beauty-queen-win-drama-desk-awards-com-75429 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill.com |date=18 May 1998 |access-date=4 March 2026 }}</ref> |- |Tony Award || Best Play || {{win}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Tony Award Winners |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/year/1998/category/play/show/any/ |website=Tony Awards |publisher=TonyAwards.com |access-date=4 March 2026 }}</ref> |- |rowspan=2| 2000 || rowspan=3|Barrymore Award || Outstanding Direction of a Play || rowspan=2| ''Wit'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=BroadwayWorld Awards Database – 2000 Awards |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/awards.php?year=2000&browseby=Year&awardstypeid=22 |website=BroadwayWorld |publisher=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- |Outstanding Production of a Play || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=BroadwayWorld Awards Database – 2000 Awards |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/awards.php?year=2000&browseby=Year&awardstypeid=22 |website=BroadwayWorld |publisher=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- | rowspan=3| 2005 || Outstanding Direction of a Play || ''The Story'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Arden-Sweeney-Todd-is-the-Big-Winner-of-2005-Barrymore-Awards-20051011|title=Arden Sweeney Todd is the Big Winner of 2005 Barrymore Awards|date=2005-10-11|publisher=Broadway World|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> |- | Lucille Lortel Award || Outstanding Play || rowspan="2" |''Going to St. Ives'' || {{nom}}|| <ref>{{cite web |title=Best of Off-Broadway Honored at 2005 Lortel Awards May 2 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/best-of-off-broadway-honored-at-2005-lortel-awards-may-2-com-125630 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- | Outer Critics Circle Award || Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play || {{won}}|| <ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Outer Critics Circle Award winners announced |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/2005-outer-critics-circle-award-winners-announced |website=New York Theatre Guide |publisher=NewYorkTheatreGuide.com |date=19 October 2017 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- | 2008 || WhatsOnStage Award || Best Solo Show || ''Underneath the Lintel'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Full List: Your Theatregoers’ Choice Award Winners |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-list-your-theatregoers-choice-award-winners_19876/ |website=WhatsOnStage |publisher=WhatsOnStage.com |date=22 February 2008 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 || Lucille Lortel Award || Outstanding Solo Show || rowspan=2 |''Feeding the Dragon'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Lucille Lortel Awards 2019… And the Winners Are… |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/lucille-lortel-awards-2019-and-the-winners-are |website=New York Theatre Guide |publisher=NewYorkTheatreGuide.com |date=6 May 2019 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- | Outer Critics Circle Award || Outstanding Solo Show || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |title=Outer Critics Circle Awards 2018… And the Winners Are… |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/outer-critics-circle-awards-2018-and-the-winners-are |website=New York Theatre Guide |publisher=NewYorkTheatreGuide.com |date=8 May 2018 |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref> |- |- |}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070909093235/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Maria&middle=&last=Mileaf Maria Mileaf] at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055958/http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm/ Lortel Off-Broadway database]
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