: an award presented annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in plays performed off-Broadway
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His play Invasion! earned an Obie Award for Best Script.
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The play hit Broadway after an Off-Broadway run last February that earned Escola a slew of trophies, including the Obie, Drama Desk, Theatre World and Outer Critics Circle awards.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 June 2025
Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy and Obie Award-winning actress known for playing eccentric characters on shows including Northern Exposure and Desperate Housewives, died on Friday.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
My mini goldendoodle, Obie, is freaked out and barking as Kweller hugs my wife and fist-bumps my 8-year-old son.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The play hit Broadway after an Off-Broadway run last February that earned Escola a slew of trophies, including the Obie, Drama Desk, Theatre World and Outer Critics Circle awards.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 June 2025
Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy and Obie Award-winning actress known for playing eccentric characters on shows including Northern Exposure and Desperate Housewives, died on Friday.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
My mini goldendoodle, Obie, is freaked out and barking as Kweller hugs my wife and fist-bumps my 8-year-old son.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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“Obie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obie. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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