Hosts David Hyde Pierce, S. Epatha Merkerson presented the 56th Annual Obies Award at Webster Hall on Monday, May 16, 2011.
Winners
Obie Grant
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Metropolitan Playhouse
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Wakka Wakka
Special Citations
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Young Jean Lee
We're Gonna Die!
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Stephen Dobbie
Sleep No More
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Maxine Doyle
Sleep No More
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Livi Vaughan
Sleep No More
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Leah C. Gardiner
Born Bad
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Felix Barrett
Sleep No More
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Euan Maybank
Sleep No More
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Debbie Tucker Green
Born Bad
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David Israel Reynoso
Sleep No More
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Beatrice Minns
Sleep No More
Performance
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Thomas Sadoski
Other Desert Cities
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Scott Shepherd
Gatz
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Michael Chernus
In The Wake
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Laurie Metcalf
The Other Place
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Hamish Linklater
School for Lies
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Ethan Hawke
Blood from a Stone
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Charlayne Woodard
The Witch of Edmonton
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Brenda Wehle
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide
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Andre Braugher
The Whipping Man
Best New American Play
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Kristoffer Diaz
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Playwriting
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Samuel D. Hunter
A Bright New Boise
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Jonas Hassen Khemiri
INVASION!
Directing
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Roger Rees
Peter and the Starcatcher
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Alex Timbers
Peter and the Starcatcher
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Austin Pendleton
The Three Sisters
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Leigh Silverman
In the Wake, Go Back to Where You Are
Lifetime Achievement
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Rene Buch
Repertorio Espanol
Sustained Excellence of Performance
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F. Murray Abraham
Sustained Excellence of Set Design
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Donyale Werle
Ross Wetzsteon Award
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Belarus Free Theatre
Obie Committee
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Michael Feingold, Hilton Als, David Henry Hwang, Evan Yionoulis, Andy Propst, Alexis Soloski