LMDA Continues Partnership with Golden Thread in San Francisco

ReOrient 2026 marks LMDA’s fourth collaboration with Golden Thread Productions on their bi-annual ReOrient Festival of Short Plays! As LMDA celebrates its 40th anniversary and Golden Thread its 30th season, the partnership brings together two organizations that value launching new plays and challenging cultural preconceptions through provocative programming and dialogue. Led by LMDA Treasurer and Golden Thread Affiliated Artist Nakissa Etemad, LMDA expands the ReOrient 2026 production dramaturgy team of Etemad and Marina Johnson by providing three Publications Dramaturgs: Marina Johnson, Emily DeDakis, and Oona Hatton. They will bring their expertise in new play development and contextualization to write feature articles for audiences that explore the rich narratives and artists of this vibrant festival. We look forward to ongoing partnerships between our two organizations and collaborations between dramaturgs and Middle Eastern theatre artists for generations to come!

Check back here to read the three articles by our ReOrient 2026 Publications Dramaturgs throughout September and October.

Visit Golden Thread’s website to learn more about the festival and buy tickets!

(Runs Oct. 9th – Nov. 1st, 2026)