Winners

Best New American Play

• Maria Irene Fornes

  The Conduct of Life

Obie Grant

• The Split Britches Company

• The Richard Allen Center

• The Production Company

• Spiderwoman Theatre

• Intar

Playwriting

• William M. Hoffman

  As Is

• Rosalyn Drexler

  Transients Welcome

• Christopher Durang

  The Marriage of Bette and Boo

Sustained Achievement

• Meredith Monk

Performance

• Ron Vawter

  Sustained Excellence in Performance

• Laurie Metcalf

  Balm in Gilead

• Jonathan Hadary

  As Is

• John Turturro

  Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

• Frances Foster

  Sustained Excellence of Performance

• Dennis Boutsikaris

  The Nest of the Woodgrouse

• Anthony Heald

  Henry V, The Foreigner and Digby

Ensemble Performance

• The cast of The Marriage of Bette and Boo

• Charles Ludlam and Everett Quinton

  The Mystery of Irma Vep

Music

• Peter Gordon

  Otello

• Max Roach

  Shepardsets

Design

• Victor En Yu Tan

  for Lighting Design

• Judy Dearing

  for Costume Design

• Loren Sherman

  for Set Design

Direction

• John Malkovich

  Balm in Gilead

• Jerry Zaks

  "The Foreigner" and "The Marriage of Bette and Boo"

• Barbara Vann

  Bound to Rise

Special Citations

• The Roy Hart Theater for Pagliacci

  "An Evening with Ekkard Schall"

• The Asia Society

• Spalding Gray

  Swimming to Cambodia

• Penn and Teller

• Julie Taymor

Obie Committee

• Ross Wetzsteon, Eileen Blumenthal, Michael Feingold, Robert Massa, Erika Munk, Julius Novick, Woodie King, Margot Lewitin