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Buy Tickets: 2024 Season

VIDEO ON DEMAND - What Do the Women Say? 2024: Expressions of Joy

An Annual Celebration of International Women’s Day

Available to stream On Demand from March 12 - 19, 2024

Recorded live on Friday, March 8, 2024, 8 PM at Brava Theater Center. Presented in a hybrid format with artists appearing in-person and virtually.

The 2024 edition of our annual celebration of International Women’s Day, What Do the Women Say? 2024: Expressions of Joy will honor the resilience and richness of Palestinian traditions and culture through the works of Palestinian women artists.

Featuring Palestinian melodies sung by the Aswat ensemble in an homage to the legacy of revered Palestinian activist, leader, and guardian of Palestinian culture and community in the Bay Area, Nabila Mango; an excerpt reading from Where Can I Find Someone Like You, Ali? a play by Raeda Taha; a traditional Palestinian dabke dance performance by Al-Juthoor, a Palestinian Levantine Arab dabke troupe in the SF Bay Area; and a selection of material from the musical Mornings in Jenin, a work-in-progress written and composed by multidisciplinary artist Amal Bisharat, based on the international bestseller novel by Palestinian renowned author Susan Abulhawa. The program concludes with a conversation featuring the artists facilitated by Golden Thread Executive Artistic Director Sahar Assaf.

Pre-sale tickets available at a range of $25 - $100. Seating is general admission.

Each ticket is valid for a 48-hour viewing period beginning when you press play.

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Returning to Haifa

West Coast Premiere

April 12 - May 4, 2024 at Potrero Stage

By Ghassan Kanafani
Adapted for the stage by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi
Directed by Samer Al-Saber

In the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War, with the borders finally open after two decades, Said and Safiyya, a Palestinian couple, return to Haifa in search of the echoes of a home they were forced to abandon during the Nakba in 1948. But are they truly ready for the encounter that awaits them upon their return?** Returning to Haifa** presents a deeply human portrait of two families, one Palestinian, and one Jewish, forced by history into an intimacy they didn’t choose.

Performances run every Thursday*, Friday, and Saturday at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm

Special dates:

  • April 12, 13, 14 — Pay What You Want Previews**
  • April 15 — Opening night!
  • April 21 — Masked-required performance
  • May 5 - May 12, 2024 — VIDEO ON DEMAND viewing period

* No performance on Thursday, April 18. Additional performance on Wednesday, May 1.
** Pay-What-You-Want Preview tickets available at-the-door only, with online pre-sales starting at $20.

Pre-sale tickets available at a range of $30 - $100. Seating is general admission.

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11 REFLECTIONS: SAN FRANCISCO

West Coast Premiere

October 4 - 5, 2024 at Brava Theater Center

Created and directed by Andrea Assaf
Featuring acclaimed Syrian opera singer Lubana Al Quntar
and Turkish composer and violinist Eylem Basaldi

11 Reflections: San Francisco is part of a new national series of performance works, Eleven Reflections on the Nation, devised by Andrea Assaf. The project draws on her seminal work, Eleven Reflections on September, an episodic, multimedia performance on Arab American identity, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death / amidst beauty” in a post-9/11 world. In each participating city, the project engages local artists and community members who have been affected by post-9/11 policies to contribute their stories, illuminating our collective experiences since 2001—from the fall of the Twin Towers, to the U.S. wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Muslim Ban, to the funding of genocide in Palestine.

Co-produced by Golden Thread Productions, Brava for Women in the Arts, Art2Action, and in collaboration with Aviva Arts

For Box Office and venue information, visit the Brava website. For further inquiries, please call 415-641-7657 x 101 or email info@brava.org

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GOLDEN THREAD TICKETING POLICIES Thank you for your interest in purchasing tickets! Our ticket pricing is a reflection of our continuing efforts to provide an equitable and accessible theatre experience for all. It is driven by three fundamental values we hold that we believe foster a just, inclusive and community-driven space.

  • All artists, staff, cast, and crew deserve fair and equal compensation.
  • Everyone should have access to a ticket price they find affordable.
  • No one should be turned away for lack of funds.

We offer a range of ticket prices designed to maintain financial flexibility for our audiences and financial stability for our artists. These price ranges include:

NAME YOUR PRICE
Starting at $25, or $30 for our mainstage shows, Name Your Price tickets offer the flexibility to pay more or less with multiple price points at $50 and under.

PAY IT FORWARD
Starting at $55, or $60 for our mainstage shows, Pay It Forward tickets are intentionally set at multiple price points up to $100 to support access to low-to-no cost tickets, like our Community Walk-ins. 

PAY WHAT YOU WANT PREVIEWS
A self-determined sliding scale, Pay What You Want tickets are available at-the-door for any preview performance of a main stage show. Preview tickets can also be purchased in advance online for $20. 

COMMUNITY WALK-INS
5% of all our seats are available for Community Walk-ins to ensure no one is turned away for lack of funds. They may be requested at-the-door or in advance by emailing us at boxoffice@goldenthread.org. We offer one seat per request, but may accommodate one additional guest when possible. In your email, please leave your name, your preferred show date and if you are requesting one or two tickets.

AEA WALK-INS
We welcome all current AEA members to redeem complimentary walk-in tickets to any main stage show, except opening night, pending availability. You may email ahead of time to check availability, but there is no need to contact us in advance as all walk-ins are based solely on availability. We offer one seat per member, but may accommodate one additional guest when possible.

GENERAL BOX OFFICE INFORMATION For assistance with any box office related issue, please email boxoffice@goldenthread.org.

Ticket Policies:

  • Ticket purchases are non-refundable and valid only for the date and performance issued.
  • Free exchanges for a later date or a future show are subject to availability. Requests can be made to the box office via email.
  • All seating is general admission unless otherwise specified.
  • All tickets are available for pick up at will call under the name of the purchaser.
  • Online ticket sales end 4 hours before show time.
  • The Box Office opens at the venue 1 hour before showtime for will call and day of show sales.
  • The house opens 30 minutes before the performance and there is no late seating. Unclaimed prepaid tickets may be released for company walk-ins prior to the start of the show.

If you have registered for a virtual event the link to access your virtual program can be found in the confirmation email for your ticket purchase. For troubleshooting tips for viewing, visit https://goldenthread.org/posts/your-guide-to-the-patron-manager-video-on-demand-platform/.

If you have registered for a free event but can no longer attend, please notify the box office so we can accommodate someone else.

ACCESSIBILITY

Accessibility for hearing, sight, or mobility can be addressed via email (boxoffice@goldenthread.org), phone (415-626-4061) or by putting a note in your ticket order. A request in advance of purchase or attendance will assist us in accommodating your party. Unfortunately, our venue cannot offer listening devices.

While we are unable to provide gender neutral restrooms in the venues we rent at this time, we embrace gender diversity and maintain an inclusive space where individual identities are respected. All are welcome to use the restroom that is most comfortable for them, including a private single-stall restroom available in our adjacent office, accessible via a staff member.

COVID-19 SAFETY & PROTOCOLS

Golden Thread is a fully vaccinated company. Our health and safety protocols comply with current health and safety guidelines provided by the State of California and City of San Francisco. These policies will be updated if city guidelines change. 

For the safety of our artists and fellow audience members, we strongly recommend all guests to wear well-fitted masks while inside the theater. Per CDC guidance, we encourage the use of procedural masks (either alone or with a cloth mask on top) or a higher grade N95 or KN95 mask instead of cloth masks alone.  

At performances where concessions are served, we strongly recommend guests resume masking when not actively eating or drinking. The ability to take concessions into the theater will vary depending on the venue. 

By registering for an in-person event, you agree to adhere to our COVID-19 health and safety protocols. For more health and safety information, click here.

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