Julie Bovasso

Ellen Stewart (1919-2011)

Remembering the woman who helped invent downtown theater

It's the 1969 Obies!

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 29, 1969, Vol. XIV, No. 33 15 Receive 'Obies' For '68-'69 Season The 14th annual Village Voice Off-Broadway awards were announced on Saturday afternoon at the Village Gate. More than 500 guests gathered to applaud the 15 winners of ... More >>

Al Pacino, Sam Shepard, Roy Scheider, Estelle Parsons -- It's Obies 1968!

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 30, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 33 23 Win '68 'Obies' The 1967-68 Village Voice Off-Broadway Awards were presented on Saturday afternoon at a giant invitational party at the Village Gate. These were the 13th annual "Obies," and a crowd of ... More >>

Letters

Watering the Off-Broadway Garden

The founder of the 'Village Voice' Obies recalls what led to their inception 50 years ago