The winners of the 66th Annual Obie Awards were announced on Monday, February 20, 2023, honoring the highest calibre of off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theatre to recognize brave work, champion new material, and advance careers in theatre.
This year, the awards were hosted by our very own Crystal Lucas Perry '13 (MFA, Grad Acting)! A special congratulations as well to Anne Bogart for winning a Lifetime Achievement award for her work with the SITI Company.
Congratulations to the 15 NYU Tisch alumni and faculty who received 13 awards across 6 categories this year. See the full list of awards here, and the Tisch winners below.
Lifetime Achievement
Anne Bogart '84 (MA, Performance Studies) Director and co-Founder of SITI Company
Best New American Play
English
Sanaz Toossi '18 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Sustained Achievement in Directing
Wolf Play
David Brimmer, Faculty, (Drama)
Design
English and Wish You Were Here
Reza Behjat '17 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Lighting Design)
Sustained Achievement in Design
Cullud Wattah, Oratorio for Living Things, The Nosebleed, Golden Shield, Snow in Midsummer, Fairycakes, and What You Are Now
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew Faculty, (Drama) (Lighting Design)
Nollywood Dreams
Nikiya Mathis '08 (BFA, Drama) (Hair and Wig Design)
Special Citations
Oratorio For Living Things
Heather Christian '04 (BFA, Drama) (Composer, Vocal Arrangements, Orchestration)
Creative Team and Ensemble of Fat Ham
Stacey Derosier '18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Lighting Designer)
Chris Herbie Holland '19 (MFA, Grad Acting) (ensemble)
Creative Team and Ensemble of English
Marsha Ginsberg '90 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Set Design)
Reza Behjat '17 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Lighting Design)
Corsicana, Soft, Wedding Band, Black No More, The Fever, What To Send Up When it Goes Down, and Semblance
Qween Jean '16 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Costume Designer)
Circle Jerk
Patrick Foley '12 (BFA, Drama)
David Bengali '12 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (Video Designer)
As You Like It
Shaina Taub '09 (BFA, Drama) (Music and Lyrics)
Russian Troll Farm
Sarah Gancher '10 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing) (Writer)
*We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.