Brava Theater: What Do the Women Say?

Golden Thread Productions, Women Act and Brava present
What Do the Women Say?

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7:30pm in Brava’s Main Stage

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Golden Thread’s What Do the Women Say? returns to the Brava Theater. This year’s program will be presented in a hybrid format with artists appearing in-person and virtually. Audiences will be able to join in-person at the Brava Theater or online for a virtual presentation.

Featuring the work of Middle Eastern women artists who are fighting against injustice through their art, this year’s program will include presentations by:

Marjan Vahdat, Persian vocalist;

Lujain Jo, an Iraqi filmmaker, activist, and performance artist based in Beirut;

Andrea Assaf, writer, performer, director, and cultural organizer along with Syrian coloratura soprano Lubana Al-Quntar from Art2Action;

emerging Afghan performer Mahjabin Khanzada directed by Polina Smith from Crescent Moon Theatre Productions and accompanied by Yemeni oud artist Layle Omeran; and

Her Story Is, a collective led by independent women writers and artists from the United States and Iraq.

Executive Artistic Director Sahar Assaf will facilitate a conversation between the participating artists and the audience following the presentations.

Featuring Lubana Al Quntar, Andrea Assaf, Jennifer Jean, Lujain Jo, Mahjabin Khanzada, Hanaa Mohammed, Elham Nasser Al-Zabeedy, Letta Neely, Layle Omeran, Polina Smith, Marjan Vahdat, Thowra Yaqoob