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Our community is made up of theater artists, educators, and administrators who work independently and within organizations.  

STEERING COMMITTEE

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Andrea Assaf

ArtAction, Inc.

Tampa, FL

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Debórah Eliezer

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San Francisco, CA

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Denmo Ibrahim

San Francisco, CA

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Evren Odcikin

Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Maia Directors

Ashland, OR

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Jamil Khoury

Silk Road Rising

Chicago, IL

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Kate Moore Heaney

Noor Theatre

New York City, NY

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Kathryn Haddad

The New Arab American Theater Works

Minneapolis, MN

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Michael Malek Najjar

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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Sahar Assaf

Golden Thread Productions
San Francisco, CA

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Torange Yeghiazarian

San Francisco, CA

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Tracy Cameron Francis

Boom Arts

Portland, OR

FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS

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Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996, is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East. We produce passionate and provocative plays from or about the Middle East that celebrate the multiplicity of its perspectives and identities.

Silk Road Rising is a community-centered art-making and arts service organization rooted in Asian, Middle Eastern, and Muslim experiences. Through live theatre, digital media, and arts education, we challenge disinformation, cultivate new narratives, and promote a culture of continuous learning.

Noor Theatre Is an Obie-winning company dedicated to supporting, developing and producing the work of theatre artists of Middle Eastern descent. Our programming supports work at different stages of development, whether early drafts of new plays or world premiere productions. 

The Lark is an international theatre laboratory based in New York City that is dedicated to supporting extraordinary playwrights and stories that reflect the vibrancy and complexity of our world.

Maia Directors is a consulting company for organizations and artists engaging with stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. We are advocates for the inclusion of MENASA artists and stories as a vital part of the American cultural conversation. 

Art2Action, Inc. creates, develops, produces and presents original theatre, interdisciplinary performances, performative acts and progressive cultural organizing.  We support women artists, artists of color, queer or trans-identified artists, and creative allies. We are dedicated to cultural equity and innovation, artistic quality and community value, performativity and impact.

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New Arab American Theater Works is a Minnesota-based organization that presents new work by Arab American theater artists. Our work gives new perspective to on the terms “Arab”, “Middle Eastern” and “Muslim” terms thrown around in the news media and still continue to be equated with “terrorist” and “war” and “oppressive”. We strive to benefit under represented Arab, Arab American and Muslim artists locally, nationally and internationally.

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) exists to strengthen, nurture, and promote professional theatre in the U.S. and globally. Through its Core Values of Activism, Artistry, Diversity, and Global Citizenship, TCG advances a better world for theatre and a better world because of theatre. 

The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA) envisions a strong and sustainable Asian American theatre community that is an integral presence in national culture. Our mission is to advance the field of Asian American theatre through a national network of organizations and artists.

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