The winners of the 68th Annual Obie Awards were announced on Monday, February 1, 2025, honoring the highest calibre of off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theatre to recognize brave work, champion new material, and advance careers in theatre.
A special congratulations as well to Kristin Marting ’88 (BFA, Drama) for winning a Lifetime Achievement award for her work with the HERE.
Congratulations to the 12 NYU Tisch alumni who received 12 awards for their work across 21 projects. See the full list of awards here, and the Tisch winners below.
PLAYWRITING
Jordans
Ife Olujobi ’16 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
DIRECTING
(pray)
nicHi douglas ’09 (BFA, Drama) (direction and choreography)
SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE
Dig, Pre-Existing Condition, and Staff Meal
Greg Keller ’06 (MFA,Grad Acting)
DESIGN
Orlando
Oana Botez '04 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film) (costumes)
Daphne, On Set With Theda Bara, The Animal, The Refuge Plays, The Welkin, and United States V. Gupta
Stacey Derosier ’18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (lights)
SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN
Staff Meal, The Following Evening, Zoetrope, and 9 Kinds Of Silence
Jian Jung ’05 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film) (set)
SPECIAL CITATIONS
Ensemble: Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kendall Grayson Stroud ’22 (BFA, Drama)
The Fires
Ronald Peet ’10 (BFA, Drama)
The 1491s
Sheila Tousey ’89 (MFA, Grad Acting)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Kristin Marting ’88 (BFA, Drama)
Founding Artistic Director Emeritus of HERE
THEATER GRANTS
The 1/52 Project
Beowulf Boritt '96 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), Set Designer, Founder & Co-Manager
MICHAEL FEINGOLD AWARD
3Views On Theater
Sarah Rose Leonard '09 (BFA, Drama), Co-Editor
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.