ReOrient 2026 Festival

Created & Performed by Denmo Ibrahim Directed by Sherrine Azab

Join us to be part of a beloved Golden Thread artist’s creative process on Friday, October 30! In this immersive workshop production, 2026 Playwright in Residence Denmo Ibrahim will be exploring this playful project’s audience interactive and storytelling elements. Each performance will be followed by a Q&A and feedback session with the creators.

Presented on October 23-25, 2026 in San Francisco, this national gathering provides an essential opportunity to network, strategize, and celebrate with MENA and SWANA artists, activists, and scholars from around the country. Certain sessions are livestreamed.

Hosts Marina Johnson and Nabra Nelson take a sweeping look at 30 years of MENA/SWANA theater in the U.S. – from Golden Thread’s founding in 1996 to a growing ecosystem of bold, community-rooted companies shaping the American stage through urgency, artistry, and refusal.