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SUMMARY:Arab Spring
DESCRIPTION:A biting comedy about loss\, grief\, and the wars we wage in familyYusef\, a recovering addict\, and Dina\, his controlling big sister\, return on the 4th of July to the suburbs to bury their deadbeat Dad. As they rush to pull off an Islamic burial before his body goes cold\, they're forced to confront what family actually means. Can they do it without killing each other? Inshallah.Denmo Ibrahim is the 2026 Playwright in Residence at Golden Thread\, having been involved with the company as an artist since 2003. Golden Thread commissioned and produced Denmo's first play ECSTASY | a waterfable and recently helped develop her new work A Country Made of Salt as part of its Festival of Palestinian Art. She has also appeared on Golden Thread's stages numerous times most recently in Yussef El Guindi's Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat."This is a play that speaks deeply to Arab-American and other diasporic and immigrant communities in intimate and global ways. It is a play that can hold our joy and grief simultaneously\," says Nabra Nelson\, Golden Thread Productions Artistic Director. "People often ask Golden Thread about how our plays connect to the current political moment. Right now\, this play is resonating with me as a story about how family and laughter are balm in the darkest moments\, even when we are grieving the loss of a loved one."Buy Tickets Here!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A biting comedy about loss\, grief\, and the wars we wage in family
Yusef\, a recovering addict\, and Dina\, his controlling big sister\, return on the 4th of July to the suburbs to bury their deadbeat Dad. As they rush to pull off an Islamic burial before his body goes cold\, they&rsquo\;re forced to confront what family actually means. Can they do it without killing each other? Inshallah.
Denmo Ibrahim is the 2026 Playwright in Residence at Golden Thread\, having been involved with the company as an artist since 2003. Golden Thread commissioned and produced Denmo&rsquo\;s first play ECSTASY | a waterfable and recently helped develop her new work A Country Made of Salt as part of its Festival of Palestinian Art. She has also appeared on Golden Thread&rsquo\;s stages numerous times &ndash\; most recently in Yussef El Guindi&rsquo\;s Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat.
&ldquo\;This is a play that speaks deeply to Arab-American and other diasporic and immigrant communities in intimate and global ways. It is a play that can hold our joy and grief simultaneously\,&rdquo\; says Nabra Nelson\, Golden Thread Productions Artistic Director. &ldquo\;People often ask Golden Thread about how our plays connect to the current political moment. Right now\, this play is resonating with me as a story about how family and laughter are balm in the darkest moments\, even when we are grieving the loss of a loved one.&rdquo\;
Buy Tickets Here!
LOCATION:1695 18th St San Francisco CA 94107
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URL:https://members.theatrebayarea.org/batwcalendar/Details/arab-spring-1750745?sourceTypeId=Hub
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