2000–2001 Obie Awards

The 2000–2001 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 21, 2001, at New York's Webster Hall.

Best Play:	Pamela Gien, The Syringa Tree
Playwriting:	José Rivera, References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
Direction:	Michael Greif, Dogeaters;
	Craig Lucas, Saved or Destroyed
Performance:	George Bartenieff, I Will Bear Witness;
	Stephanie Berry, The Shaneequa Chronicles;
	Ronnell Bey, Mandy Gonzalez, Judy Kuhn, and Anika Noni Rose, Eli's Comin';
	Bette Bourne, Resident Alien;
	Brian d'Arcy James, The Good Thief;
	Janie Dee, Comic Potential;
	Jackie Hoffman, The Book of Liz;
	Pamela Isaacs, Newyorkers;
	Brian Murray, The Play About the Baby;
	John Ortiz, References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot;
	Mary-Louise Parker, Proof
Set Design:	Neil Patel, I Will Bear Witness, Race, Resident Alien, and War of the Worlds;
	Douglas Stein, Saved and Texts for Nothing
Music:	Diedre Murray, vocal and instrumental arrangements, Eli's Comin';
	Bill Sims, Jr., Lackawanna Blues
Choreography:	John Carrafa, Urinetown
Special Citations:	Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, Kiki and Herb: Jesus Wept;
	Kirsten Childs, music and lyrics, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin;
	Rinde Eckert, And God Created Great Whales;
	Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, book and lyrics, Urinetown;
	Ed Kleban, music and lyrics, A Class Act;
	Bob McGrath, director; and Cynthia Hopkins, Pilar Limosner, Bill Morrison, Laurie Olinder, Ruth Pongstaphone, Tim Schellenbaum, Howard S. Thies, Matthew Tierney, Fred Tietz, and Julia Wolfe, designers, Jennie Richee;
	Ruben Santiago-Hudson; Lackawanna Blues
Sustained Achievement:	Marian Seldes
Ross Wetzsteon Grant:	Classical Theater of Harlem;
	Clubbed Thumb;
	Mint Theater Company;
	Soho Rep;
	Theatre for a New Audience