47th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards May 20, 2002

Citation from the Obie Committee:

"Marshaling your resources is never easy when you're an emerging artistic director with a penchant for large-cast plays. Yet, this young company has managed to create a series of feasts: An exuberant piano-filled production of "Stage Door" with a cast of 27. A fresh and uncluttered production of "The Cherry Orchard" that traveled across Williamsburg and the Lower East Side, and was even performed in a former fire house. Clearly, her actors will follow her anywhere. And why shouldn't they, when their leader demonstrates not only trust in their tales but such shoestring panache as well. To help keep the wheels of this theater spinning, the judges have awarded a $5,000 OBIE grant to Salt Theater."

Winners:

PERFORMANCE  Bill Camp  Homebody/Kabul   
PERFORMANCE  Reg E. Cathey, Karen Kandel, John Seitz, James Himelsbach, Anthony Mackie, Maria Tucci (ensemble)  Talk   
PERFORMANCE  Christopher Donahue  Monster   
PERFORMANCE  Linda Emond  Homebody/Kabul   
PERFORMANCE  Raul Esparza  Tick, Tick...Boom!   
PERFORMANCE  Juliana Francis  Maria del Bosco   
PERFORMANCE  Peter Frechette and Reg Rogers  The Dazzle   
PERFORMANCE  Yvette Ganier  Breath, Boom   
PERFORMANCE  Martha Plimpton  Hobson's Choice   
PERFORMANCE  Jeffrey Wright  Topdog/Underdog   
DIRECTION  George C. Wolfe  Topdog/Underdog   
DIRECTION  Mary Zimmerman  Metamorphoses   
DESIGN  Kevin Adams    Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design 
DESIGN  Marilys Ernst    video for Talk 
DESIGN  Angela Moore and Michael Schmelling    set and lighting design of Drummer Wanted 
DESIGN  Whit MacLaughlin    sound design for The Fab 4 Reach the Pearly Gates 
SPECIAL CITATION  A.R.T./NY    for support of Off-Broadway theater 
SPECIAL CITATION  Daniel Aukin and Louisa Thompson    direction and set design of (sic) 
SPECIAL CITATION  Ingmar Bergman and the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden  The Ghost Sonata   
SPECIAL CITATION  Daniel MacIvor  In on It   
SPECIAL CITATION  Charles L. Mee and Les Waters    playwriting and direction of Big Love 
SPECIAL CITATION  Elaine Stritch    Elaine Stritch at Liberty 
SPECIAL CITATION  The Wooster Group  To You, the Birdie!   
PLAYWRITING  Melissa James Gibson  (sic)   
PLAYWRITING  Tony Kushner  Homebody/Kabul   
SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT  Caryl Churchill     
OBIE GRANT  Ma-Yi Theater Company 
OBIE GRANT  Salt Theater Company     
ROSS WETZSTEON AWARD  PS 122     

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