The awards, which salute Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway's outstanding theatrical accomplishments, will be held May 17, 2010.

The Voice's chief theatre critic, Michael Feingold, will again serve as chair for the Obie Awards committee. Joining him will be Voice critic Alexis Soloski, Voice contributor Andy Propst, HERE Arts Center artistic director Kristin Marting, Ma-Yi Theater Company artistic director Ralph B. Peña and Tony Award nominee Martha Plimpton.

Plimpton received an Obie Award for her turn in Hobson’s Choice at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company. The actress has been Tony Award-nominated for her roles in Broadway's Pal Joey, Top Girls and The Coast of Utopia. She will be seen next in a recurring role on HBO's forthcoming series "How To Make It In America."

The presentation of the 2009-2010 Village Voice Obie Awards will be held at Webster Hall. Ticket information will be forthcoming. For more information, visit villagevoice.com/obies.