1987 Village Voice Obie Awards

Winners and nominees from the Village Voice Obie Awards.

Note: Award winners appear on a red background.

Category	Nominee	Show
Best New American Play	Richard Foreman	Film Is Evil, Radio Is Good
Best New American Play	Richard Foreman	The Cure
Direction	Garland Wright	On The Verge
Lighting Design	Paul Gallo	The Hunger Artist
Obie Committee	Norris Houghton, Robert Massa, Eileen Blumenthal, Gordon Rogoff, Billie Allen, Michael Feingold, Erika Munk, Julius Novick, Ross Wetzsteon
Obie Grant	The Irish Arts Center, Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association (BACA), The New Theatre of Brooklyn
Performance	Gcina Mhlophe	Born in the RSA
Performance	Bill Raymond	Cold Harbor

Performance	Morgan Freeman, Dana Ivey	Driving Miss Daisy
Performance	Clarice Taylor	Moms

Performance	Laura Hicks	On the Verge
Performance	John Kelly	Pass the Blutwurst, Bitte (The Egon Schiele St)
Performance	Robin Bartlett	The Early Girl
Performance	Rob Besserer, Anthony Holland	The Hunger Artist
Set and Costume Design	Robert Israel	The Hunger Artist
Special Citations	The Non-Traditional Casting Project, Franca Rame, Dario Fo, The Woza Afrika Foundation


Special Citations	Judith Malina	The Living Theatre Retrospectacle
Special Citations for the revival of this play	The La Mama Great Jones Repertory Company	Fragments of a Greek Trilogy
Sustained Achievement	Charles Ludlam, The Ridiculous Theatrical Company
Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design	James F. Ingalls

Sustained Excellence of Performance	Black-eyed Susan, Philip Bosco
Sustained Excellence of Set Design	Andrew Jackness

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