ICWP 50/50 Applause Awards 2018 ** Denotes repeat recipient
| 16th Street Theater** | Acadiana Repertory Theatre | Alberta Theatre Projects ** |
| Berwyn, IL USA | Lafayette, LA USA | Calgary, Alberta Canada |
| Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Aurora Theatre Company** | Baxter Theatre Centre |
| Little Rock, AR USA | Berkeley, CA USA | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Belvoir St. Theatre | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Burning Coal Theatre Company |
| Surry Hills, NSW Australia | Berkeley, CA USA | Raleigh, NC USA |
| Capital Stage Company | Catholic University of America | Centenary Stage Company** |
| Sacramento, CA USA | Hartke Theatre | Hackettstown, NJ USA |
| Washington, DC USA | ||
| Central Works ** | Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui | Checkpoint Theatre ** |
| Berkeley, CA USA | Montreal, Quebec Canada | Singapore, Singapore |
| City Theatre Company ** | Epic Theatre Company | Factory Theatre** |
| Pittsburgh, PA USA | Cranston, RI USA | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Geffen Playhouse | Globe Theatre ** | Globus Theatre @ the LAB** |
| Los Angeles, CA USA | Regina, Saskatchewan Canada | Bobcaygeon, Ontario Canada |
| Great Canadian Theatre Company ** | Griffin Theatre Company | HERE Arts Center ** |
| Ottawa, Ontario Canada | Kings Cross NSW, Australia | New York, NY USA |
| Horizon Theatre Company** | Huntington Theatre Company | Imago Theatre ** |
| Atlanta, GA USA | Boston, MA USA | Portland, Oregon USA |
| Jungle Theater | Key City Public Theatre ** | Kitchen Theatre Company** |
| Minneapolis, MN USA | Port Townsend, WA USA | Ithaca, NY USA |
| Know Theatre of Cincinnati** | La Jolla Playhouse | Lab Theater Project |
| Cincinnati, OH USA | La Jolla, CA USA | Tampa, FL USA |
| Magic Theatre** | Marin Theatre Company ** | Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, |
| San Francisco, CA USA | Mill Valley, CA USA | Centenary Theatre Program of Louisiana |
| Shreveport, LA USA | ||
| MCC Theater | Mildred's Umbrella | New Jersey Repertory Company |
| New York, NY USA | Theater Company ** | Long Branch, NJ USA |
| Houston, TX USA | ||
| Northlight Theatre ** | off the WALL Productions ** | Open Stage of Harrisburg ** |
| Skokie, IL USA | Carnegie, PA USA | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Paul Robeson Theatre** | People's Light | Plan-B Theatre Company ** |
| Buffalo, NY USA | Malvern, PA USA | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
| Playwrights Horizons ** | Portland Stage Company | Prairie Theatre Exchange ** |
| New York, NY USA | Portland, ME USA | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
| Rep Stage Howard | Round House Theatre ** | Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh |
| Community College ** | Bethesda, MD USA | Edinburgh, Scotland UK |
| Columbia, MD USA | ||
| Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre ** | Shelterbelt Theatre** | Shotgun Players** |
| Winnipeg, MB Canada | Omaha, NE USA | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Signature Theatre Company** | South Coast Repertory ** | Stages Theatre Company |
| New York, NY USA | Costa Mesa, CA USA | Hopkins, MN USA |
| Synchronicity Theatre** | Teatro Paraguas ** | The Other Room |
| Atlanta, GA USA | Santa Fe, NM USA | Cardiff, Wales UK |
| University of Tennessee at | Wasa Teater | |
| Chattanooga Theatre ** | Vasa, Finland | |
| Chattanooga, TN USA |