: an award presented annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in plays performed off-Broadway
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Tiffany’s other credits include the James Bond-inspired, Barbara Broccoli-produced Once, which played on Off-Broadway and Broadway, winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical as well as Tony and Obie awards.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 July 2025
The thriller about a successful Black man who finds himself in a psychological game of cat and mouse with a mysterious white woman is based on the 1964 Obie Award-winning play by Amiri Baraka and was written by Qasim Basir and Andre Gaines, who also serves as producer and director.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
His play Invasion! earned an Obie Award for Best Script.
—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
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 July 2025
The thriller about a successful Black man who finds himself in a psychological game of cat and mouse with a mysterious white woman is based on the 1964 Obie Award-winning play by Amiri Baraka and was written by Qasim Basir and Andre Gaines, who also serves as producer and director.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
His play Invasion! earned an Obie Award for Best Script.
—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
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“Obie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obie. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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