Abhisek               

Bhattacharya

Playwright based in Maryland, USA

Abhisek being interviewed at the International Human Rights Art Festival, 2024

ABOUT ABHISEK

Born and raised in Kolkata, India, Abhisek has been writing plays since he was in middle school. His Bengali plays have been performed worldwide, including in India, the USA, and Canada. Abhisek's English plays have been produced by, or in development with, AmaZing Theatre Company (Maryland), Anacostia Playhouse (DC), Creative 360 (Michigan), Northport Plays (NY), Secret Theatre (NYC), International Human Rights Art Festival (NYC), Rogue + RiffRaff Theatre Festival (NYC), OmniArts (Nebraska), For the Whim Productions (NJ), Authentic Community Theatre (Maryland), SOOP Theatre Company (NY), Celtic Calling and TipJar Theatre (Charleston, WV) and Equity Library Theater of New York (NYC). Abhisek also performs as an actor/ director and is currently the artistic director of Hattimatim-Team, Inc, a theatre troupe based in Maryland, USA. Abhisek is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and lives in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

"Strange Connections" won the Best Play award at the Authentic Community Theatre (ACT) One Act Festival 2025 (Hagerstown, MD, USA).

Upcoming productions

  • Neighbor! Neighbor!

    July 25 - Aug. 9, 2025

    Theatre Southwest's 28th Festival of Originals (FOO)

    Houston, TX

    USA

  • Fragrant Vengeance

    Aug 2, 2025

    Equity Library Theater of New York

    NYPL George Bruce on 125th Street

    NYC, USA

  • Fragrant Vengeance

    Aug 4-10, 2025

    Rogue Theatre Festival

    Digital

    NYC, USA

  • Fragrant Vengeance

    August 16-17, 2025

    V Edition of the Brisk Festival LA 2025

    Morgan-Wixson Theatre

    Santa Monica, CA, USA

  • Wifey Unknown

    Full Length

    Feb 13-21, 2026

    Greenbelt Art Center

    Greenbelt

    Maryland, USA

Abhisek’s plays

  • ENGLISH PLAYS: Full Length

  • ENGLISH PLAYS: Short/ One-act

  • BENGALI PLAYS

  • BENGALI AUDIO PLAYS