The best of Off-Broadway gathered March 9 for a (weather postponed) event at Roulette Brooklyn celebrating this year’s Obie Award winners. Go inside the special event in the photo gallery below.
Winners were named January 31, with Nazareth Hassan‘s Bowl EP taking Outstanding New Play, the honors’ top prize. Winning for their acting performances were Bulbul Chakraborty, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Crystal Lucas-Perry, and Stephanie Weeks. Paul Sparks and Stephanie Berry were awarded the Sustained Achievement in Performance honor.
Attendees at the March 9 event included Shoshana Bean, Whitney White, Lucas-Perry, Martyna Majok, Annie B-Parson, David Greenspan, Chakraborty, Paul Lazar, Sam Pinkleton, Nazareth Hassan, and more.
See the full list of this year’s winners here.
Photos: 69th Annual Obie Awards Celebration
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Photos: 69th Annual Obie Awards Celebration
Stephanie Weeks and Ryan J. Haddad
By: Valerie Terranova
Nicky Paraiso, Haruna Lee, and Morgan Bassichis
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
David Greenspan and Nicky Paraiso
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
69th Annual Obie Awards Celebration
By: Valerie Terranova
69th Annual Obie Awards Celebration
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
Ryan J. Haddad, Nicky Paraiso, and Morgan Bassichis
By: Valerie Terranova
American Theatre Wing Team
By: Valerie Terranova
Partha Chowdhury, Bulbul Chakraborty, and Shayok Misha Chowdhury
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
Haruna Lee and Wilson Chin
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
Wilson Chin, Heather Hitchens, Pie Soto, and Haruna Lee
By: Valerie Terranova
Morgan Bassichis, Carlee Briglia, and Mike Lavoie
By: Valerie Terranova
By: Valerie Terranova
Stephanie Weeks, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Crystal Lucas Perry
By: Valerie Terranova
Ryan J. Haddad and Crystal Lucas Perry
By: Valerie Terranova
This year’s judging panel comprised Stephanie Berry, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Jonathan McCrory, Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Aya Ogawa, Barbara Samuels, and Whitney White, led by co-chairs Wilson Chin and Ryan J. Haddad. More than 300 productions were evaluated.
“We are incredibly heartened by the continued enthusiasm surrounding the Obie Awards and the work being recognized this year,” said American Theatre Wing President and CEO Heather Hitchens in an earlier statement. “This year’s honorees represent the extraordinary creativity and risk-taking that define Off-Broadway. Thanks to the continued generosity of an anonymous donor, we are proud to offer direct support to artists whose work is shaping the future of the field. We are also deeply appreciative of our partners at Spectrum News NY1 for their ongoing commitment to amplifying the voices of the New York theatre community.”
For more information or to view the winners’ recorded acceptance speeches, visit ObieAwards.com.