Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play


The Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Off-Broadway Play is an annual award given to the best new play running Off-Broadway, as determined by Outer Critics Circle. The awards have existed since 1949–1950 season, but this category was added in 1982, when the categories split into Broadway and Off-Broadway.
Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play won the first award in 1982. Horton Foote and Joshua Harmon have won the most awards with two each. Samuel D. Hunter has received the most nominations with five, followed closely by Bruce Norris with four. Since its inception, ten women have received the award, with the first being Tina Howe in 1984 for Painting Churches.

Award winners

;Key

Multiple wins

;2 wins

Multiple nominations

;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations