This year’s edition, hosted by John Leguizamo, juggled the laughter and the tears as only Off-Broadway can

‘Finding five playwrights to honor’ at the Obie awards ‘this year was so astonishingly easy that I won’t be surprised if next year there are ten’

Laurie Metcalf, Eve Ensler, and Julie Taymor are among those who garnered recognition in the Off-Broadway sphere before going on to larger fame

The Obie Lifetime Achievement winner considers theater a ‘collaborative work’ that, at its best, can function as a ‘perfect model for society’