Golden Thread Productions
For Sponsorship Of A Middle Eastern And North African American Theater Artists Convening
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Amount$5,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/12/2019
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Term6.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Golden Thread Productions is the only theater company in the United States dedicated to staging works written by Middle Eastern and Middle Eastern American playwrights. It presents multiple perspectives of the Middle East by developing and producing theatrical works for 4,000 people each year. Its work is aesthetically varied, ranging from plays that are politically engaging to those that emphasize cultural traditions for children and families.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.goldenthread.org
Address
1695 Eighteenth Street, C-101, San Francisco, CA, 94107-2376, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Golden Thread Productions is the oldest theater company in the United States devoted to producing plays from or about the Middle East. Based in San Francisco, it engages local, national, and international networks of theater artists to serve Bay Area communities by supporting the development and production of innovative works, and promotion of the rich texts and diverse performance styles of the Middle East. Its suite of programs serves more than 7,000 people each year, offering authentic voices and alternative perspectives of the region. Support for Golden Thread advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for general operating support
Golden Thread Productions is the first theater company in the United States devoted to producing plays from or about the Middle East. Its suite of programs serves more than 7,000 people each year, offering authentic voices and alternative perspectives of the region to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The organization actively engages local, national, and international networks of theater artists to serve Bay Area communities through the development and production of innovative works, and the promotion of the diverse performance styles of the Middle East. This grant aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for general operating support
Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco was the first theater company in the United States devoted to producing plays from or about the Middle East. Its suite of programs serves more than 7,000 people each year, offering authentic voices and alternative perspectives of the region to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The organization actively engages local, as well as national and international, networks of theater artists to serve Bay Area communities through the development and production of innovative works, and the promotion of the rich texts and diverse performance styles of the Middle East.
