Denmo Ibrahim

Lisa Langford Named 2026 Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award Recipient
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 8, 2026

Cleveland-based playwright Lisa Langford has been named the fourth recipient of the Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award, earning a $12,000 unrestricted grant. Her winning play will have its world premiere in Cleveland Heights.

ARAB SPRING To Have World Premiere Co-Production from Golden Thread Productions And SFBATCO
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2026

Golden Thread Productions and SFBATCO will present the world premiere of ARAB SPRING, a dark comedy by Egyptian-American writer Denmo Ibrahim about two siblings planning an Islamic funeral for their estranged father, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco.

Golden Thread Productions Announces Unveils 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2026

Golden Thread Productions will present its 2026 Season in celebration of the company’s 30th Anniversary. The season includes new plays, festivals, and commissions highlighting Middle Eastern and SWANA artists and stories.

Crowded Fire Theater Unveils 2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2025

Crowded Fire Theater has announced its 2026 season, featuring a co-produced Festival of Palestinian Art with Golden Thread Productions and the West Coast premiere of Manning by Benjamin Benne.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Immersive Theatre Fest SOFTLAUNCH Returns
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2025

​​​​​​​Cleveland Public Theatre will present the sophomore year of SoftLaunch, its most experimental artistic development program to date. Learn more about the event here.

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts Awards $10K Grants to Lee Cataluna, Denmo Ibrahim, and Anya Pearson
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2025

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) has announced Lee Cataluna, Denmo Ibrahim, and Anya Pearson as the recipients of the 2025 AGE Legacy Playwright (ALP) grants.

BABA Comes to Williamston Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2025

Williamston Theatre will present the Michigan Premiere of Baba by Denmo Ibrahim. Tickets are now on sale. Learn more about the upcoming show and how to get tickets here!

Cast and Creative Team Set for THE HANDLESS KING at Amphibian Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

Amphibian Stage has revealed the complete cast & creative team for The Handless King by Harley Elias, the third Main Stage offering in their 25th Anniversary Season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Guthrie Theater to Present Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play ENGLISH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2024

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Hamid Dehghani. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Amphibian Stage Presents BABA Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023

Following the extended run of Spaceman by Leegrid Stevens, Amphibian Stage announced the full company of Baba (April 21 - May 7) and shares new insight on their next Main-Stage Production. 

City Theatre Presents the Rolling World Premiere Of AMERICAN FAST
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023

City Theatre has announced the final production of their 2022/2023 season, Kareem Fahmy's American Fast directed by Jennifer Chang, which runs from April 29 to May 21 on the City Theatre Main Stage.  

NTX Theatre Seeks Underrepresented Talent For Acting Competition, Offering Over Ten Thousand Dollars In Cash Prizes
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2023

Amphibian Stage has now opened the call for submissions for a Texas-wide acting competition. From these submissions, 10 Texas-based MENASA actors will compete in the first annual SparkFest acting competition (June 8-10), including cash prizes for the top 3 competitors. Artistic Director Kathleen Culebro explains what inspired this year's focus.

Eric Avery Named Producing Artistic Director at AlterTheater
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 4, 2023

AlterTheater has announced the appointment of Eric Avery as the company's new Producing Artistic Director. The Producing Artistic Director will be part of AlterTheater's shared leadership model, leading the company collaboratively with the Director of New Play Development Diana Burbano and the Literary Committee.

Diana Burbano Named Director of New Play Development  at AlterTheater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022

AlterTheater has named playwright Diana Burbano to the newly created position of Director of New Play Development. The Director of New Play Development will be part of AlterTheater's shared leadership model, leading the company collaboratively with the Producing Artistic Directors and Literary Committee.

Register Now To Stream Five Plays From The 45th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Grace Cutler - Aug 20, 2022

Spotlighting the power of human connection, the 2022 BAPF featured readings five new works.

Special Events Announced For Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2022

Playwrights Foundation has announced the special events for this summer's 45th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), allowing audiences members and theater industry leaders additional opportunities to engage with new theater; connect with the playwrights, directors, and artists participating in 2022 BAPF; and mingle with fellow theater lovers.

Interview: Sharifa Yasmin of CLOSE TO HOME at Bay Area Playwrights Festival Creates Queer and Arab Characters in Their Full Complexity
by Jim Munson - Jul 25, 2022

BroadwayWorld chats with playwright-director Sharifa Yasmin, whose new play 'Close to Home' is part of the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival, running July 29 to August 7 in a hybrid online/in-person format.

Leading Actors/Directors Will Headline 2022 Bay Area Playwrights Festival This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2022

Playwrights Foundation has announced the artistic teams for this summer's 45th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) which will be presented as a hybrid (in-person and streamed) festival July 29 - August 7, 2022.

BWW Review: THE SOUND INSIDE at Marin Theatre Company
by Steve Murray - Jun 1, 2022

Two loners meet, bond, and become integrally entangled in Adam Rapp's beautiful tribute to authors and the spoken word in Marin Theatre Company's season closer The Sound Inside. This introspective two-hander, a West Coast premiere of Rapp's six-time 2020 Tony nominated drama, excels through director Jaason Minadakis' concentrated, minimal staging and stellar performances by Denmo Ibrahim as Professor Bella Lee Baird and Tyler Miclean as her student Christopher Dunn.

New Plays Announced For 2022 Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has announced its lineup for the 45th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) which will be presented as a hybrid (in-person and streamed) festival July 29 - August 7, 2022. Selected from 240 applicants via a committee process with 150 readers (the majority of whom are also playwrights), five powerful plays by five exciting new voices will receive public readings and workshops in this year's festival.