1973 Village Voice Obie Awards
Winners and nominees from the Village Voice Obie Awards.
1973 Village Voice Obie Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best American Play | Lanford Wilson | The Hot l Baltimore |
| Best American Play | Joseph A. Walker | The River Niger |
| Best Foreign Play | Peter Handke | Kaspar |
| Best Foreign Play | Samuel Beckett | Not I |
| Distinguished Direction | Marshall W. Mason | The Hot l Baltimore |
| Distinguished Direction | Jack Gelber | The Kid |
| Distinguished Direction | William E. Lathan | What if it Had Turned Up Heads? |
| Distinguished Performances | James Hilbrandt | A Boy Named Dog |
| Distinguished Performances | Charles Ludlam | Camille |
| Distinguished Performances | Charles Ludlam, Lola Pashalinski | Corn |
| Distinguished Performances | Stacy Keach | Hamlet |
| Distinguished Performances | Christopher Lloyd | Kaspar |
| Distinguished Performances | Hume Cronyn | Krapp's Last Tape |
| Distinguished Performances | Alice Playten | Lemmings |
| Distinguished Performances | Sam Waterston | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Distinguished Performances | Jessica Tandy | Not I |
| Distinguished Performances | Mari Gorman | The Hot l Baltimore |
| Distinguished Performances | Roxie Roker, Douglas Turner Ward | The River Niger |
| Distinguished Plays | Ronald Tavel | Bigfoot |
| Distinguished Plays | Sam Shepard | The Tooth of Crime |
| Distinguished Plays | J.E. Gaines | What if it Had Turned Up Heads? |
| Obie Committee | Michael Smith, Marilyn Stasio, Mel Gussow | |
| Special Citations | The San Francisco Mime Troupe | "The Dragon Lady's Revenge" |
| Special Citations | Workshop of the Player's Art (WPA), City Center Acting Company, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, Richard Foreman | |
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