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Produced by MENATMA, @art2action and @goldenthreadplays as part of a multiyear partnership “Protecting Dissent,” and presented in conjunction with ReOrient 2026 Festival of Short Plays produced by Golden Thread.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 27 IS THE DAY!
The MENA Theater Makers Fund offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities. Eligible theater organizations must have annual operating budgets of under $500,000. MENATMA will award $800,000 in total funding, awarding $30,000 to $45,000 each in unrestricted funding to theater organizations across the U.S. Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities, selected by the awardee.
More info and application through the link in bio 👆👆
We heard you! Application deadline for The MENA Theater Makers Fund has been extended to March 27, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.
The MENA Theater Makers Fund offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities. Eligible theater organizations must have annual operating budgets of under $500,000. Through an open application process, MENATMA will award $800,000 in total funding, awarding $30,000 to $45,000 each in unrestricted funding to theater organizations across the U.S. Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities, selected by the awardee.
Get more info and apply on our website menatheater.org.
The MENA Theater Makers Fund application deadline is in TWO WEEKS on March 20!
This unique award offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities. Through an open application process, MENATMA will award $800,000 in total funding, awarding $30,000 to $45,000 each in unrestricted funding to theater organizations across the U.S. Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities, selected by the awardee.
More info and application through link in bio 👆👆
Grants & Funding Highlight! Apply for MENA Theater Makers Fund by March 20, 2026.
Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (MENATMA) is proud to launch the MENA Theater Makers Fund, a new national grant initiative which aims to serve as a catalyst for sustainability and innovation in the theater field by providing MENA cultural producers in the United States with critical funding to invest in their creative capacity to make lasting contributions to their communities and society.
The MENA Theater Makers Fund offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities.
For more information and to apply, visit menatheater.org/grants (link in our bio).
For more opportunities like these, please visit Producer Hub’s Free Resources Database which includes our Job Board, Grants & Funding, Professional Development, and Learning Opportunities. Link in our bio!
Have you signed up for our informational session on Friday, February 20? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your questions answered before our March 20 deadline!
RSVP THROUGH THE LINK IN BIO 👆👆
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR GRANT APPLICATION?
Join us for a digital informational session about The MENA Theater Makers Fund on Friday, February 20 at 1pm EST / 12pm CST / 10am PST.
The MENA Theater Makers Fund offers general operating support and cohort-based engagement to under-resourced theater organizations that support and uphold MENA communities. Through an open application process, MENATMA will award $800,000 in total funding, awarding $30,000 to $45,000 each in unrestricted funding to theater organizations across the U.S. Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities, selected by the awardee.
REGISTER THROUGH LINK IN BIO! 👆👆
Join us welcoming Arab-American arts leader, choreographer and educator Sarah Dahnke as MENA Theater Maker Alliance’s new General Manager!
After a national search, Sarah was unanimously selected by the hiring committee, and began her tenure on January 5, 2026. As our first staff member, she will be taking on the day-to-day operations of the organization in collaboration with our Board of Directors. She will be managing important programs like the MENA Theater Makers Fund, our biannual convenings, and ongoing marketing, communications, and community engagement.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sarah Dahnke to MENA Theater Makers Alliance,” says Board President Denmo Ibrahim. “She brings a rare combination of care and clarity, expertise in arts administration, and a deep commitment to community. Sarah joins us at a pivotal moment in our organization’s growth, as we broaden our national reach to theater makers of SWANA descent, launch our regranting program, and continue to strengthen the infrastructure needed to support this work with intention and sustainability.”
Sarah’s work bridges creative practice, institutional leadership, and community-centered cultural work with current and previous positions at NYU, chashama, and as a digital archivist for Marina Abramović. Sarah’s creative practice centers on devised performance and dance film, with work at BRIC, the Dance Films Association, Movies By Movers, and the Tiny Dance Film Festival. She was recently an artist-in-residence at the Arab American National Museum. Sarah is the founder and artistic director of Dances for Solidarity, a long-term project that co-creates choreography with people impacted by the criminal legal system as a form of public advocacy and collective storytelling.
The General Management position is made possible through the generous support of Wallace Foundations’ Advancing Wellbeing in the Arts initiative.
Find out more about Sarah on our website!
🔗 in bio!
THE MENA THEATER MAKERS FUND APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
👉 Are you a theater organization or an artist ensemble that serves MENA artists, stories, and communities?
👉 Is your annual operating budget under $500K?
Apply now for this new national grant initiative that will provide $30K-$45K grants to up to 18 organizations + additional funding to artists in each organization’s community!
Deadline is Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:59pm EST!
🔗 LINK IN BIO!
Dear SWANA Artists,
As current Chair of @menatheatermakers let me be one of the first to invite you to apply to this new national grant initiative for art organizations.
This has been in the making for years by so many pioneers in the industry who have been advocating for representation and support for our communities which ultimately led to the creation of MENATMA.
Please share WIDELY ❤️✨🙏🥳 Your work matters at every stage and here’s a chance to be supported with a significant financial gift to keep building your dream project.
Do sign up on the site to stay looped in. We’ll have an info session for the application (which I think we made very accessible 🥳) We’d love to have as many folks from our MENA communities apply as are eligible to apply.
LET’S GO!
UNPRECEDENTED GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR MENA THEATERS!
MENATMA is proud to launch the MENA Theater Makers Fund, a new granting initiative. Applications open January 12 for $30K-$45K grants for organizations with budgets under $500K. Awardees will have access to additional funds to distribute to artists in their communities. Find out more through link in bio! 👆👆
