SF Bay Area Theatre Company

Bay Area theatre + this summer = STACKED. ❤️ Grateful to see Arab Spring included among these beautiful productions. Also: go see @odcikin Evren’s As You Like It @marinshakes TRUST ME

Congratulations to Mr. Danny Duncan on being named a 2026 Rainin Arts Fellow!⁠ ⁠ Mr. Duncan is a dear friend of SFBATCO as well as the creator, composer, and co-writer of Every Saturday Night, which will premiere in October 2026. Tickets for Every Saturday Night go on sale soon, stay tuned! ⁠ ⁠ Danny Duncan is a director, choreographer, playwright, composer and educator from San Francisco’s Fillmore District. His multidisciplinary practice spans musical theater, dance and community-based performance, often drawing from Black history and cultural traditions. At age 17 Duncan founded the Duncan Company of Performing Artists, with whom he choreographed and danced in two ballets entitled Ballet Afro Haiti and Ballet Black that toured the West Coast for seven years. Throughout his six-decade career, he has written, composed and directed numerous productions, including the acclaimed musicals Uhuruh, Billie’s Song and Go Down Garvey. As a teaching artist and youth theater director, Duncan has dedicated the last 30 years of his career to ensuring the next generation of artists has a place to grow in the Bay Area.⁠ ⁠ About the Fellowship: The Rainin Arts Fellowship (formerly The Rainin Fellowship) supports visionary Bay Area artists working in dance, film, public space and theater. This prestigious fellowship recognizes and supports artists who push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor local communities and advance the field. Visionary artists illuminate our experiences and envision pathways to more vibrant communities. ⁠

Congratulations to Mr. Danny Duncan on being named a 2026 Rainin Arts Fellow! ⁠ ⁠ Mr. Duncan is a dear friend of SFBATCO as well as the creator, composer, and co-writer of Every Saturday Night, which will premiere in October 2026. Tickets for Every Saturday Night go on sale soon, stay tuned! ⁠ ⁠ Danny Duncan is a director, choreographer, playwright, composer and educator from San Francisco’s Fillmore District. His multidisciplinary practice spans musical theater, dance and community-based performance, often drawing from Black history and cultural traditions. At age 17 Duncan founded the Duncan Company of Performing Artists, with whom he choreographed and danced in two ballets entitled Ballet Afro Haiti and Ballet Black that toured the West Coast for seven years. Throughout his six-decade career, he has written, composed and directed numerous productions, including the acclaimed musicals Uhuruh, Billie’s Song and Go Down Garvey. As a teaching artist and youth theater director, Duncan has dedicated the last 30 years of his career to ensuring the next generation of artists has a place to grow in the Bay Area.⁠ ⁠ About the Fellowship: The Rainin Arts Fellowship (formerly The Rainin Fellowship) supports visionary Bay Area artists working in dance, film, public space and theater. This prestigious fellowship recognizes and supports artists who push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor local communities and advance the field. Visionary artists illuminate our experiences and envision pathways to more vibrant communities. ⁠ ⁠ Video courtesy of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation⁠

Meet the cast of Arab Spring! ⁠ ⁠ Salim Razawi is Yussef. Arti Ishak is Dina. ⁠ ⁠ Salim Razawi (@salimrazawi ) is a theatre maker and, in addition to being the casting director at Shotgun Players, he serves as the Artistic Producer and Casting Director at Golden Thread Productions. He has supported casting and consulting across the Bay Area including Marin Shakespeare Festival, the Casting Collective, Aurora Theatre, Hillbarn Theatre, Ray of Light, Town Hall Theatre, Las Positas College, and others. Select directing credits include Once on This Island (Contra Costa Civic Theatre & Plethos Productions), The Shape of Things and Mean Girls (City of Milpitas), amongst others. Previous acting credits include The Play That Goes Wrong at SF Playhouse, Disgraced at San Jose Stage Company, and Twelfth Night at Marin Shakespeare Company. He is thrilled to be revising this script after participating in the workshop with SF Playwrights foundation. ⁠ — — — ⁠ ⁠ Arti Ishak (@artiishak ) is a Chicago actor/writer/director whose work centers on Queer, Muslim, and multicultural stories. Select Credits TV: Southside (HBO); Dark Matter (Apple TV); Chicago Med (NBC). Theatre: Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno, The Best Decision You’ve Ever Made (The Second City); Witch, Buried Child (Writers), Venus in Fur (Circle). Directing credits include short films Shukran Bas (Means of Productions), ba la (HF Productions), HALF (ZAXIE), and upcoming short Divorce Party. Arti is a senior instructor at Black Box Acting and Adjunct Professor at The Theatre School at DePaul. ⁠ — — — ⁠ ⁠ Arab Spring is co-produced by Golden Thread Productions and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO).⁠ Use code EARLYBIRDY for 15% off General Admission tickets through May 22.⁠ June 19 – July 12⁠ Potrero Stage⁠

Meet Nailah Unole didanas'ea Harper-Malveaux (@still_nai_rise ) (she/her). The Director of Arab Spring. ⁠ ⁠ Nailah Unole didanas’ea Harper-Malveaux (she/her) is a queer multiracial theater director and producer. Directing highlights include: the rolling world premiere of Haunted by Tara Moses (Cleveland Public Theatre), the West Coast premiere of The Last of the Love Letters by Ngozi Anyanwu and Edit Annie by Mary Glen Fredrick (Crowded Fire), the world premiere of Getting There by Dipika Guha (NCTC), and The Light by Loy A. Webb (Shotgun Players). She serves as the Leader of Artistic Curation at Crowded Fire Theater. She has worked as a freelance artist at Cleveland Public Theater, Woolly Mammoth, Pasadena Playhouse, Williamstown Theater Festival, Berkeley Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Z Space, and American Conservatory Theater. She received her B.A. in American Studies and Theatre Studies from Yale University.⁠ ⁠ Arab Spring is co-produced by Golden Thread Productions and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO).⁠ ⁠ Use code EARLYBIRDY for 15% off General Admission tickets through May 22.⁠ ⁠ June 19 – July 12⁠ Potrero Stage⁠

Thrilled to finally share that my play ARAB SPRING will receive its world premiere with @sfbatco and @goldenthreadplays this June. This play has lived with me for several years, through workshops, readings, rewrites, and countless conversations. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring it to this moment. Save the date❤️ ***** ARAB SPRING tickets are now on sale! This biting dark comedy by award-winning playwright Denmo Ibrahim Denmo Ibrahim follows two siblings who learn what family means as they plan an Islamic funeral for their estranged father. But can they do it without killing each other? Inshallah. The world premiere is a first-time partnership between co-producers Golden Thread and SFBATCO. June 19 – July 12, 2026 at Potrero Stage Tickets are $20-$80. BUY EARLY AND SAVE! Through May 22, use code EARLYBIRDY for 15% off.

Meet Denmo Ibrahim. The playwright of Arab Spring. ⁠ ⁠ Denmo Ibrahim (she/her) is an American playwright, actor, and theatre maker of Egyptian descent. She is the recipient of the Legacy Playwright Award from Advance Gender Equity in the Arts and was shortlisted for the 2025 Princess Grace Award. Her plays include Arab Spring (Finalist: O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Rainin Fellowship), BABA (Winner: Theatre Bay Area “Best Original Script”; SFBATCC “Best New Play” & “Best Solo Show”), The Weight of an Orange (The Playwrights’ Revolution, Capital Stage) and Naguib Mahfuz Was Stabbed in the Neck and Almost Died (Finalist: Sundance Theatre Lab). Her children’s book Zaynab’s Night of Destiny, an audio immersive experience for young audiences, toured throughout Kentucky public schools and was supported by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts.⁠ ⁠ Denmo’s creative work has been produced and developed by Audible, Round House Theatre, Williamston Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Noor Theatre, The Civilians R&D Series, Amphibian Stage, Alter Theatre, Shotgun Players, Golden Thread, and Crowded Fire.⁠ ⁠ As an educator, she has led workshops in storytelling and ensemble devised theatre at Harvard University, University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, and LOYAC in Kuwait. She currently serves as Chair of the MENA Theatre Makers Alliance (MENATMA), a national coalition advancing visibility and equity for SWANA artists. Denmo holds an MFA from Naropa University and a BFA from Boston University. denmoibrahim.com⁠ ⁠ --- --- --- ⁠ Arab Spring is co-produced by Golden Thread Productions and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO).⁠ ⁠ Use code EARLYBIRDY for 15% off General Admission tickets through May 22.⁠ ⁠ June 19 – July 12⁠ Potrero Stage⁠

A PARTNERSHIP TO UPLIFT A BAY AREA VOICE! We’re honored to partner with @sfbatco for the first time for the world premiere of Denmo Ibrahim’s ARAB SPRING. As two organizations celebrated for our commitment to supporting Bay Area voices and representation, it’s already been a wonderful collaboration! BUY BEFORE MAY 22 AND SAVE! Use code EARLYBIRDY to get 15% general admission tickets. Tix thru link in bio 👆👆

Today our offices are closed to observe May Day! On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping. @MayDayStrong ⁠ ⁠ #WORKERSOVERBILLIONAIRES⁠ ⁠ slide 1: OPIN, Celebrate Workers⁠ slide 2: Joanne Rich, Love Thy Neighbor⁠ slide 3: Aaron Hughes, Autonomous Democracy⁠

ARAB SPRING tickets are now on sale! ⁠ ⁠ This biting dark comedy by award-winning playwright Denmo Ibrahim @denmo_ibrahim follows two siblings who learn what family means as they plan an Islamic funeral for their estranged father. But can they do it without killing each other? Insallah.⁠ ⁠ The world premiere is a first-time partnership between co-producers Golden Thread and SFBATCO.⁠ ⁠ June 19 – July 12, 2026 at Potrero Stage⁠ ⁠ Tickets are $20-$80.⁠ ⁠ BUY EARLY AND SAVE! Through May 22, use code EARLYBIRDY for 15% off.⁠

Arab Spring, co-produced by SFBATCO and Golden Thread Productions is a new play by Denmo Ibrahim. Ever wondered what goes into the development of a world premiere play? Curious about how sibling dynamics can serve as creative muse? In this interview, Denmo shares about the five year process of converting Arab Spring from screen to stage. She also shares how two characters from her film served as the backdrop for an entire play. Watch this video and learn more about the show. Arab Spring runs June 19-July 12 at the Potrero Stage. Tickets on sale this week!!

Thank you for coming to The Lin-Manuel Effect! ⁠ ⁠ This past weekend we celebrated the Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award-winning composer, lyricist, and actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda. We took over Feinstein’s at the Nikko for three nights of captivating performances. ⁠ ⁠ We are so proud of our ensemble for delivering stellar performances that left our audiences inspired— Kylie Abucay @kyweeeski , Roeen Nooran @roeennooran , Sidney Matthew Román, and Jocelyn “Jojo” Thompson-Jordan @jojogotadobo_ .Thank you to our incredible hosts and performers Rodney Earl Jackson Jr. @rodneyearljacksonjr and Adam Maggio @adam.maggio . A special thank you to our music director Diana Lee @dianamusiclee for leading this fantastic group! Many thanks to our stage manager, Raye Goh, for holding it all together. ⁠ ⁠ See you all at the next cabaret! Who should we celebrate next? ⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: Damian Marhefka Photography #linmanuelmiranda #cabaret