By: Maria Esteves

The 48th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards celebrated the outstanding achievement in Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway Theater at Webster Hall, New York, Monday, May 19, 2003, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. WBAI New York/ Pacifica 99.5FM was proud to Host the Second Annual Live OBIECAST.

OBIE Grant Award Winners

* COLLAPSABLE HOLE - $3003.33
* GALAPAGOS - $3003.33
* THE IMMIGRANT THEATRE PROJECT - $2000

The Ross Wetzsteon Award

SOHO THINK TANK'S ICE FACTORY series at the Ohio Theatre.

48th OBIE Awards Opening Performance:
music composed by Cynthia Hopkins,
song title "Compress Your Dreams"
by Transmission Projects.

48th OBIE Awards Intermission
Performance: Hank Williams
singing " I saw the light."

48th OBIE Design Award winners
THE BLACKS: A CLOWN SHOW,
(from l-r) Ty Jones, Kimberly Glennon,
J. Kyle Manzay, and Anne Lommel.

Performance Award Winners

THE BLACKS: A CLOWN SHOW, cast
accepting the award.

FUCKING A, Mos Def accepting
the award.

MEDEA, Fiona Shaw accepting the award.

ALL OVER, Rosemary Harris
accepting the award.

BURN THIS, Edward Norton
accepting the award.

HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY,
Jason Petty accepting the award.

BITTER BIERCE OR THE FRICTION
WE CALL GRIEF, Stephen Mellor
accepting the award.

THE MYSTERY OF ATTRACTION,
Barry Del Sherman accepting the award.

TALKING HEADS, cast accepting the award.

Design Award Winners

SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE OF LIGHTING DESIGN,
Kenneth Posner accepting the award.

Trans/Drag Award Winner

AS YOU LIKE, David Greene accepting the award.

Special Citation Award Winners

Longtime Support of Playwrights,
Morgan Jenness accepting the award.

NITA AND ZITA, Katie Pearl
and Kathy Randels accepting the award.

Editorship of Theater, Erica Munk accepting
the award.

Direction Award Winner

ALL OVER, accepting the award Emily Mann, (left),
and Edward Albee in the background.