Event Listing - Theater
Thu Nov 19 - Sun Dec 13

GoldenThread.org presents

ReOrient 2009 - The First Ten Years

A Festival of Short Plays exploring the Middle East


Tel. 415-626-4061
Email ReOrient 2009 - The First Ten Years
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$12 - $25
Tickets
Box Office: 415.626.4061

Location
Date and Time
Thick House
1695 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107 map
cross street: De Haro St.
district: Potrero Hill

Thu Nov 19 (8pm)
Fri Nov 20 (8pm)
Sat Nov 21 (8pm)
Sun Nov 22 (8pm)
Fri Nov 27 (8pm)

Description
November 19 - December 13, 2009
San Francisco

Golden Thread celebrates the tenth anniversary of this one-of-a-kind
festival of short plays exploring the Middle East featuring a world premiere
by MacArthur Genius award-winner Naomi Wallace, as well as a retrospective
of plays from the festival's past ten years including works by Yussef El
Guindi, Motti Lerner, Betty Shamieh, Torange Yeghiazarian and Caveh Zahedi.

In association with the festival, Golden Thread will present ReOrient Forum
a two-day gathering of theatre artists and field specialists engaging in
discussions about Middle Eastern-American Theatre,
Internet conferencing with theatre artists in the Middle East, and an
original play interactively performed in San Francisco and Cairo via the
Internet. In addition, Golden Thread is proud to showcase the best of Bay
Area Middle Eastern Arts by featuring performances by Ballet Afsaneh and
Aswat Bay Area Arabic Choir.

For the Festival program and Forum schedule please visit
www.goldenthread.org/reorient.htm



ReOrient Festival

The ReOrient Festival was conceived in 1999 to meet the urgent and ongoing
need for Middle Eastern voices in American theatre and to create a home
where Middle Eastern artists are nurtured and supported. The festival aims
to showcase the vast variety of voices and styles emerging from and inspired
by the Middle East and to bring together diverse communities to engage with
the region. At the same time, the ReOrient Festival helps to demystify the
region by encouraging writing about the Middle East by playwrights from all
cultural, ethnic, and national backgrounds. Today, celebrating the
festival's tenth anniversary, ReOrient continues to be guided by these
principles, serving as a forum for addressing current events and personal
experiences.

RUN: November 19 through December 13



Series 1: Thursdays & Saturdays at 8pm

Series 2: Fridays at 8pm, Sundays at 5pm



No Performance on Thursday, November 26th





LOCATION: Thick House, 1695 18th St., San Francisco



TICKETS: General Admission - $25 at the door, $20 in Advance

Students, Seniors & TBA members - $15 at the door, $12 in Advance

Festival Pass Includes Admission to Both Series - $35 in Advance



Anniversary Pass includes Admission to the Festival and Forum - $75 in Advance



Advance Purchases Available ONLY on www.goldenthread.org



BOX OFFICE: (415) 626-4061



For more information on the Festival and the Forum visit www.goldenthread.org