The winners of the The 61st Annual Obie Awards were announced on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the awards ceremony at Webster Hall in New York City. Presenters included Danai Gurira '04 (MFA, Acting), whose play Eclipsed was celebrated with performance awards for five of the production's actors.
Congratulations to the following NYU Tisch Alumni who received awards this year!
BEST NEW AMERICAN PLAY
Rajiv Joseph ’04 (MFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
Guards at the Taj
PLAYWRITING
Lucas Hnath ’01 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW) / ’02 (MFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW)
The Christians and Red Speedo
DIRECTION
Rachel Chavkin ’02 (BFA, Drama)
The Royale
PERFORMANCE
Pascale Armand ’99 (MFA, Acting)
Eclipsed
DESIGN
Kaye Voyce ’93 (BFA, Design) / ’94 (MFA, Design)
sustained excellence of costume design
SPECIAL CITATIONS: COLLABORATION
Annie Baker ’03 (BFA, Kanbar, Goldberg DDW), playwright
John
Mark Barton (lighting) ’93 (BFA, Drama) ’ 03 (MFA, Design)
John
Mimi Lien (set) ’03 (MFA, Design)
John
*We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu