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Public Obscenities is a 2024 bilingual play written by Shayok Misha Chowdhury.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]Bengali-American Ph.D. student Choton, who speaks both English and Bangla, is visiting Kolkata with his African American boyfriend Raheem to film a "queer archiving project".[3][4][5][6]
Accolades
[edit]It was one of the finalists for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[1][7]
The cast won the 2023 Drama Desk Ensemble Award.[8]
See also
[edit]- Satyajit Ray - discussed in the play as part of the Bengali neorealist movement
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eboni Booth's 'Primary Trust' Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize For Drama - Deadline Hollywood
- ^ 'Public Obscenities' Review: A Perceptive Bengali Drama - Wall Street Journal
- ^ "Public Obscenities" Triumphs Off-Broadway|The New Yorker
- ^ Theater Review: Shayok Chowdhury's 'Public Obscenities' - Vulture
- ^ Public Obscenities Sets NYC Return|Playbill
- ^ Wooly Mammoth's 'Public Obscenities' is long on sight. Also, long. - The Washington Post
- ^ The Pulitzer Prizes
- ^ Considine, Allison (2023-05-31). "2023 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
External links
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