SOHO THINK TANK INC dba New Ohio Theatre

We opened the season in September 2022 with a production of My Onliness, written by Artistic Director Robert Lyons, directed by Daniel Irizarry. It was a huge hit with rave reviews from The New York Times and The New Yorker, among others. It has since been invited to the Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Romania in June 2025.In February, we presented our Now In Process program featuring new works-in-progress including: Untitled Ukraine Project by The Mill, Embodied by Free Rein Projects, Rubalee by Caborca, and Longing Lights by Deniz Khateri & Bahar Royaee. We also presented the 7th year of our NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival featuring feature films, short films, Q&As with filmmakers, and industry panels. In May, we presented Being Chaka, our final Archive Residency project, created by TEA Artistry. Lead actor Kahiem Rivera was nominated for an Audelco Recognition Award for Excellence in Black Theatre. Throughout the year, we continued our Hosting (curated rental) program, including work by Eden Theater Co., Hunger & Thirst, Max Hunter Productions, and Untitled Theatre Co. In July & August we presented the 30th and final year of Ice Factory, our summer festival of new work, featuring: Deadclass, Ohio by The Goat Exchange, Zebra 2.0 by Anomalousco & the Romanian Cultural Institute, On the Cranial Nerves of Barbarians II: A Carp Sanctuary by PPL, Here I Fall Up by Golison/Heacock/Pascouche, Gerstl Took the Easy Way Out by Notch Theatre Co., and How I Disappeared by Chuang Stage. We concluded Ice Factory 2023 with Ultra Left Violence, written by AD Robert Lyons and directed by Daniel Irizarry, which will have its premiere at La Mama in April 2025.Following the Ultra Left Violence, we relinquished our lease on the 154 Christopher Street venue, concluded operations as New Ohio Theatre, and vacated the space. Soho Think Tank, the underlying 501.c.3 continues on as a project-based theatre organization.