Shayok Misha Chowdhury is a many-tentacled writer and director, born in India, based in Brooklyn. He received an Obie Award for directing the world premiere of his bilingual play, PUBLIC OBSCENITIES, at Soho Rep. The “literary marvel” was a New York Times Critic's Pick and named in The New Yorker's Best Theatre of 2023. Misha is also the recipient of a Princess Grace Award, The Mark O’Donnell Prize, Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, a Jonathan Larson Grant, and the Relentless Award for his musical HOW THE WHITE GIRL GOT HER SPOTS AND OTHER 90s TRIVIA. He was a collaborator 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) 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.
