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The New Ohio Theatre is a performance venue in the West Village of Manhattan in New York City. Located at 154 Christopher Street, the theater was established by Robert Lyons as the SoHo Think Tank in 1994. [1] After losing the lease on his SoHo space for the Ohio Theater in 2010, Lyons moved to the Archive building in the West Village. [2] It is an Off-Off-Broadway theater. [3] [4]

On February 13, 2023, the New Ohio announced that it would close at the end of its season on August 31, 2023. The space would remain a home for non profit theatre. [5]

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References

  1. Rocco, Claudia La (January 21, 2009). "The Ohio Theater in SoHo Is Given a 6-Month Reprieve From Eviction". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. Grode, Eric (18 May 2010). "Remembering the Ohio Theatre". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. "New Ohio Theatre > Theater, Off-Off-Broadway > West Village". TimeOut.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. "Off-Broadway Theatres". Off-Broadway Alliance. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  5. Richardson, Kalia (February 14, 2023). "New Ohio Theater Announces It Will Close After Three Decades". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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