Dunya Productions

It’s Giving Tuesday! Donate today—or any day up to Dec 31st—to support our mission as the Northwest’s only performance art group dedicated to amplifying the voices of Middle Eastern, North African, and Arab (MENAA+) people. As we prepare for our 2026 season, we’re already exploring artists who can bring new, compelling works to the stage. We’ll also continue to reinforce the vital connection between the arts and activism by offering talkbacks with local activists. We’ll be on the lookout for BIPOC theatermakers in all roles—creators, actors, and stage crew. And we’ll continue innovating in ways that reflect the full realities around us—most recently, by prefacing Hanna Eady’s new play “Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin” with a genocide acknowledgment rather than a land acknowledgment. We’re looking forward to sharing all of this and more with you in the coming year. It takes a village, and we appreciate ours—each one of you! To donate, see link in bio. #givingtuesday #theatre #palestine #activism

We’re honored to welcome @dianafakhoury as one of the three visionary artists participating in the talkback TONIGHT, Saturday, May 16, right after The Horse of Jenin screening, 7:30 pm, at @cherrystreetvillage Diana will also serve as moderator for the talkback. Here is Diana’s bio, in her own words. 📍Diana Fakhoury is a Palestinian designer, artist, and organizer whose creative background spans music, fine arts, and multiple design disciplines, including industrial, jewelry, and user-centered design. 📍Her work is shaped by the intersection of modern diasporic life and ancestral cultural practices, including song, dance, tatreez, and Palestinian foodways. She brings her creative experience into movement work through large-scale community-based art installations developed with @wa4pj —the Palestinian-led advocacy organization she co-founded and where she also serves on the board. 📍Diana is also a core member of @cut_ties_wa , a local divestment campaign that won Caterpillar divestment in Washington state, and recently began serving as Executive Director of the @rachelcorriefoundation Join us tonight, May 16, 7:30 pm, at Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Ave, Seattle 98122, to hear Diana share her creative experiences across music, art, and design, and with grassroots organizing. For tickets ($15), see link in bio. Tix also available at the door. #dunyaproductions #palestine #design #grassroots #activism

We’re excited to welcome @kamari_bright as one of the three visionary artists participating in the talkback this Saturday, right after The Horse of Jenin screening! Here is Kamari’s bio, in her own words: 🌊Kamari Bright (she/they) ~ Kamari is a community-taught videopoet and multidisciplinary artist primarily inspired by human psychology and her own growth and healing journey. 🌊Kamari leans into the interplay of imagery and language, fortifying one with the other to reflect the facets of communication. 🌊Their videopoems have been showcased at the Seattle Art Museum, the Academy Award-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival, and at international venues in Greece. France, Mexico, Germany, and Canada. Their poetry has been featured in TriQuarterly, Moss, Bellwether Arts Week, and more. 🌊A recipient of the 2024 Artist Trust Innovator Award, Kamari is currently working on a videopoem about collective trauma and its connection to land stewardship. Join us this Saturday, May 16, 7:30 pm, at @cherrystreetvillage to hear Kamari share their artistic journey, how community contributes to it, and where their creative vision is heading next. For tickets ($15), see link in bio. #dunyaproductions #palestine #videopoem #community #collective

We’re thrilled to welcome @halasalehtatreez as one of the three visionary artists participating in the talkback this Saturday, right after The Horse of Jenin screening! Here is Hala’s bio, in her own words: 🪡 Hala Saleh (she/her) ~ A Palestinian who comes from a long line of fallahin (indigenous villagers and farmers) and bedouin tribes, and who has followed her ancestors’ path of traveling through space and identity in order to find home. 🪡 Hala is a Tatreez practitioner and culture bearer, and is dedicated to resisting oppressive structures through the cultivation of community. Hala founded @yahalaseattle ~ a community space grounded in reciprocity and care. 🪡 Hala will always try to feed you, because the fight for liberation requires fuel, and food is love, and love is food. Hala also likes to write, has a tech consulting practice, and does leadership coaching. Recently, she started a new Substack blog, How to Tech Responsibly, to explore ways of engaging in technology that support global justice. Join us this Saturday, May 16, 7:30 pm, at @cherrystreetvillage to hear Hala share her thoughts about her current pursuits and what lies ahead for us in community. For tickets ($15), see link in bio. #dunyaproductions #palestine #tatreez #community #food

What better way to follow our screening of The Horse of Jenin this Saturday 5/16, 7:30 pm, @cherrystreetvillage —featuring Palestinian actor, comedian, and unstoppable creative @alaashehada_ —than with a talkback with three of the Pacific Northwest’s most intriguing and community-minded visionaries? Come and hear @halasalehtatreez @kamari_bright and @dianafakhoury for a lively discussion that will feed your own imagination and activism.💫 Limited seating, so grab your ticket soon! Link in bio. Presented by @dunyaproductions @donkeysaddleorg and @rachelcorriefoundation Special thanks to @55bproductions for arranging this virtual screening tour. #dunyaproductions #art #palestine #liberation #community

Saturday, May 16, 7:30 pm, at @cherrystreetvillage ~ @dunyaproductions @donkeysaddleorg and @rachelcorriefoundation present the exclusive Seattle screening of The Horse of Jenin, a riveting 80-minute one-man show created and performed by Alaa Shehada from Jenin, Palestine. Combining storytelling, standup comedy, and mask performance, The Horse of Jenin is constructed from fragments of Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa’s own memories—including the actual Horse of Jenin sculpture built from rubble after the 2003 invasion—and stands as an ode to the power of imagination and the resilience it brings. 🇵🇸The backstory: @55bproductions arranged an in-person tour for The Horse of Jenin across the US, including Seattle, but in November 2025, Alaa was denied US entry by Customs and Border Patrol and sent back to Amsterdam—despite having a valid O1-B visa for individuals “extraordinary ability in the arts.” The US has since issued a ban on entry for individuals traveling on Palestinian Authority documentation. 🇵🇸By screening this film, we’re protesting this action and ensuring that Palestinian voices will not be silenced. By sharing this event and/or attending the screening, you’ll be helping to ensure that Alaa’s remarkably creative voice is heard. This is how the arts and activism can work in tandem. 🇵🇸Right after the screening, we’ll present a talkback featuring three local artists whose creative liberation work closely parallels Alaa’s perspective: @kamari_bright multidisciplinary artist, including videopoems and sculpture, and recipient of the 2024 Artist Trust Innovator Award; @halasalehtatreez tatreez artist, founder of @yahalaseattle and voice for responsible tech; and @dianafakhoury mixed media artist, poet, and Executive Director of the Rachel Corrie Foundation, who will also moderate the talkback. 🇵🇸Many thanks to 55B Productions for organizing the screening tour and to @kc4culture and @seaofficeofarts for their support. 🇵🇸For tickets ($15), see link in bio. All ages. We look forward to seeing you there! #dunyaproductions #thehorseofjenin #palestine #comedy #actor

We’re excited to announce that auditions for our new mainstage play, “Pilgrimage,” by @humairaghilzai and @bdportman will be held on Sunday, 4/26/2026, 4-7 pm, in our theater space at Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Ave, Seattle, 98122. Play synopsis: Five women embark on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Noor, an Afghan American immigrant, must fulfill her sister’s last wish. Her daughter, Maryam, a tech CEO, seeks to evade her legal woes, while Noor’s nieces—estranged sisters Sosan and Nadia—must complete the pilgrimage to claim their inheritance. Meanwhile, Fatima, a Black Muslim convert and Nadia’s best friend, hopes to find her biological mother. A perfect storm! For full audition details and options, see link in our bio. 💫 #dunyaproductions #audition #actor #muslim #pilgrimage

BREAKING 📰🎉 Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson officially declares that April is MENA Heritage Month!

We’re thrilled to fulfill our pledge to contribute 10 percent of the income from our 2025 mainstage event, “Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin,” to Palestinians in Gaza by donating $2,777.00 to @donkeysaddleorg Grassroots Community Network (GCN). GCN provides ongoing lifeline stipends to Donkeysaddle Projects’ storytelling partners in Gaza and beyond. As Donkeysaddle explains, “We do not believe in ‘hit and run’ storytelling.” 📍GCN lifeline stipends have provided regular income for Donkeysaddle Projects’ storytelling partners since 2011. This includes Mohamad Saleh and his family, whose lived experiences are featured in “Severed,” the 2025 documentary produced by Donkeysaddle and screened this past fall by @dunyaproductions Donkeysaddle’s storytelling partners also include over a dozen other families who have been featured in films or articles, their Gaza support team (drivers, translators, photographers), and more. 📍To everyone who bought tickets to our 2025 mainstage play, “Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin,” we thank you for your part in contributing to this donation. 📍For more information on GCN, including details about Donkeysaddle Projects’ and their storytelling partners that this initiative supports, visit: donkeysaddle.org/gcn #dunyaproductions #donkeysaddleprojects #humanitarianaid #gaza #palestine

Join us Sat, Feb 28, 5-7:30 pm, at @cherrystreetvillage for our Third Annual Iftar-Havdalah Potluck! Bring a vegetarian dish to share. All are welcome. Presented by Kadima Reconstructionist Community, Interfaith Community Sanctuary, and Cherry Street Mosque, this Ramadan Iftar and Havdalah Service centers around family, friends, food, and interfaith connections. Iftar is the evening break-fast dinner for Muslims during Ramadan, and Havdalah Service is the Jewish ceremony that ushers in the new week. We’ll start with socializing, then help ourselves to the potluck and settle down to hear the speakers and service. Presenters include Samia El Moslimany, Cherry Street Mosque; Imam Jamal Rahman, Interfaith Community Sanctuary; Rabbi David Basior, Kadima Reconstructionist Community; and Hanna Eady, Cherry Street Village. We look forward to seeing you there! 📸 @bittersweetconsulting #dunyaproductions #i̇ftar #havdalah #community #interfaith

Join us on Saturday, Feb 28, 5:00-7:30 pm for the Third Annual Iftar-Havdalah at @cherrystreetvillage 🕯️🌙 The Kadima Reconstructionist Community @kadima_seattle , the Interfaith Community Sanctuary, and the Cherry St. Mosque present Ramadan Iftar and Havdalah Service at Cherry Street Village! (Iftar is the traditional evening break-fast dinner for Muslims that ends the day’s fast during Ramadan; Havdalah Service is the Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week.) Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. All are welcome regardless of religion or ability to pay. To register, see the link in our bio. Interested in volunteering? We’d appreciate your support for this special event! We’re looking for volunteers for Friday 5:00-8:00pm, Saturday 2:00-5:00pm, and during the event. To volunteer, join our WhatsApp group: bit.ly/Volunteer4IftarHavdalah We look forward to seeing you there! 💫 #dunyaproductions #i̇ftar #havdalah #interfaith #community

Happiness is having two new play scripts to review for @dunyaproductions —Seattle’s only MENA (Middle East, North Africa)-focused theater group! Literature is my longtime love, and plays—live drama—bring a whole new twist to it, along with Dunya Productions’ commitment to amplifying MENA perspectives and voices. (Can great art and activism mix? Yes.) Brilliant new things coming this spring! 🌱 #dunyaproductions #theatre #onstage #middleeast #creative