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THE NEW YORK THEATRE WIRE sm

VILLAGE VOICE CONFERS 2000 OBIE AWARDS

The 2000 Village Voice Obie Awards were presented May 15, 2000 in New York at Webster Hall in Manhattan. Ceremonies will be telecast on Metro-Time Warner 70 Cablevision May 16 on Monday, May 22 at 9:00 pm.

AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE:

Colm Meaney for his performance in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES and PART ONE: HERE IN ST. CLOUD'S

Lynne Thigpen for her performance in JAR THE FLOOR

Elizabeth Marvel for her performance in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Christopher Evan Welch for his performance in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Charlayne Woodard for her performance in IN THE BLOOD

Lola Pashalinski for her performance in GERTRUDE AND ALICE

Dominique Dibbell for her performance in JET LAG

Cynthia Hopkins for her performance in ANOTHER TELEPATHIC THING

Debra Monk for her performance in TIME OF THE CUCKOO

Eddie Korbich for his performance in TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE

Byron Jennings for his performance in WASTE

Eileen Heckart for her performance in THE WAVERLY GALLERY

For outstanding ensemble performance in JITNEY:

Russell Hornsby, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Anthony Chisholm, Barry Shabaka

Henley, Willis Burks II, Leo V. Finnie III, Paul Butler, Michole Briana White, Carl

Lumbly

AWARDS FOR DIRECTING:

Marion McClintonFor his direction of JITNEY

AWARDS FOR DESIGN:

Jan Hartley Sustained Excellence Projection Design

Mark Dendy Choreography THE WILD PARTY

Christopher Akerlind Sustained Excellence Lighting Design

David Gallo Sustained Excellence Set Design

Susan Hilferty Sustained Excellence Costume Design

AWARDS FOR PLAYWRITING:

Harley Granville Barker for his play WASTE

SPECIAL CITATIONS:

Best Production THE CARBON COPY BUILDING

Ben Katchor, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Bob McGrath

MORNING SONG Jan Lauwers / Needcompany

Sarah E. Johnson LAVA LOVE

Joe Mantello and Marc Wolf ANOTHER AMERICAN: ASKING AND TELLING

The Builders Association and Diller + Scofidio JET LAG

Jesusa Rodriguez and Liliana Felipe LAS HORAS DE BELEN - A BOOK OF HOURS

Bill Talen THE REVEREND BILLY

Maria Irene Fornes for her writing and direction of LETTERS FROM CUBA

Deb Margolin for Sustained Excellence of Performance

AWARD FOR SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT:

Ping Chong for Sustained Achievement

GRANTS:

Ross Wetzsteon Award $2000 The Foundry

$3330 Grants each to:

Big Dance Theater

Circus Amok

Five Myles

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