World Premiere Production at Soho Rep:Public Obscenitiespremiered at acclaimed theater Soho Rep in New York City in the spring of 2023, where it enjoyed an extended, sold-out run. Best of Spring 2023:Named one ofTime OutNew York's "30 Best Off-Broadway shows to see in Spring 2023". Bilingual Play:The text ofPublic Obscenitiesswitches back and forth between the English and Bangla languages, immersing the audience and reader deeply in the multicultural world of the play. In performance, much, but not all, of the Bangla dialogue is translated into English in projected supertitles. Awards for Shayok Misha Chowdhury:Chowdhury was awarded the Relentless Award by the American Playwriting Foundation and the Jonathan Larson Grant by American Theatre Wing for his musicals written with composer Laura Grill Jaye. Institutional Affiliations: Chowdbury has taught and directed at Stanford, Brown, NYU, CalArts, Fordham, Syracuse, UArts, Hunter College, CMU, and Williams. Upcoming Major Productions:The Soho Rep production ofPublic Obscenitieswill move to DC's Woolly Mammoth in Fall of 2023 before returning for another run in NYC at Theatre for a New Audience.