SOHO REP AND NAATCO NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT PRODUCTION
Public Obscenities
written and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Co-presented with Theatre for a New Audience
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Soho Rep and NAATCO National Partnership Project Production
Snapshot: An Intimate Portrait Develops
When Choton returns to Kolkata on a research trip with his Black American boyfriend Raheem, his grandfather’s photograph stares down at him from the walls of his family home. Choton loves being the translator, toggling nimbly between Bangla and English, interviewing queer locals, showing Raheem his world. But through the lens of Choton’s grandfather’s old camera, Raheem begins to notice things Choton can’t. Peer into this bilingual play from visionary writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury about the things we see, the things we miss, and the things that turn us on.
Accessibility Performances
ASL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES
Saturday, December 2nd, 7:30pm
Sunday, December 10th, 2pm.
OPEN CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES
Wednesday, December 6th, 7:30pm
Thursday, December 7th, 7:30pm
Audio Described PERFORMANCES
Saturday, December 9th, 2pm
Saturday, December 16th, 2pm
Talk Backs (Immediately Following)
To be announced at a later date.
Creative Team
Playwright & Director
Shayok Misha Chowdhury

Born in India, based in Brooklyn, Misha wrote Public Obscenities as an inaugural Project Number One Artist at Soho Rep, where he directed the play’s premiere “with a swooning hypnotism reminiscent of the best works of neorealism” (NYTimes, Critic’s Pick). A many-tentacled artist, Misha has been honored with the Relentless Award, Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, the Mark O’Donnell Prize, a Princess Grace Award, and a Jonathan Larson Grant for musical theater. Misha collaborated on the Grammy-winning album Calling All Dawns. Other favorites: Brother, Brother (New York Theatre Workshop) with Aleshea Harris; SPEECH (Philly Fringe) with Lightning Rod Special; MukhAgni (Under the Radar @ The Public Theater) with Kameron Neal. Misha is also a Sundance Fellow and the creator of VICHITRA, a series of short films rooted in queer South Asian imagination. A Fulbright, Kundiman, and NYSCA/NYFA fellow, Misha’s poetry has been published in The Cincinnati Review, TriQuarterly, and elsewhere. BA: Stanford. MFA: Columbia.























Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes
Public Obscenities at Soho Rep Production Photos by Julieta Cervantes