Golden Thread Productions | San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 17, 2025
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (P)
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
Calendly. Once you have chosen your time slot, please fill out the following form:
Airtable. The DEADLINE TO SUBMIT for an audition is January 30th, 2025, by 12:00 PM (noon) PT.
Bay Area Theatre
$400 weekly minimum (Intro)
Equity actors for Golden Thread 2025 Season Generals auditions (See breakdown). Actors auditioning for General Auditions may be considered for roles in the 2025 programs and mainstage production (New Threads readings series, The Return, and Pilgrimage). Please be sure to indicate if this is your first time auditioning for Golden Thread when filling out the audition form.
Please prepare a two-minute monologue that showcases your vocal, physical, and emotional range.
Potrero Stage
1695 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94107-2376
Expected to attend:
Salim Razawi, Casting Director, Artistic Producer
Sahar Assaf, Executive Artistic Director
Wendy Reyes, Production Associate
See breakdown for production specific dates.
For other questions, reach out to
auditions@goldenthread.org. If you would like to read the full play prior to auditioning, please email
auditions@goldenthread.org to request a copy of the script. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Workshop Presentation part of New Threads Reading Series:
Rehearsal begins: 5/27
Performances: 6/7 and 6/8
Kaan has been commissioned to make an adaptation of 1001 Nights from a Very Important Theater Company, and asked to bring his immigrant, Muslim, queer perspective to it. Unfortunately, he is not sure what all that means. As his characters revolt and refuse to tell the stories that he requires of them, can Kaan face his demons, change the minds and hearts of his audience, and save all the women of the kingdom in the process? ORIENTAL is an absurdist look at the hilarious knots SWANA creatives must tie themselves in to tell their stories and make a career in the American theatre.
KAAN KURBAN: 30s-40s. Queer male. An immigrant to the U.S. from Turkey. Grew up secular Muslim. Doubles as the voice of the KING puppet, which is an absurd stereotype of an oppressive Middle Eastern man.
LAYLA NOOR SLEIMAN: 40s-50s. She/Her. Born and raised in Egypt. A leading scholar of A Thousand and One Nights. O-1 Visa holder. Speaks English with an accent.
ZAINAB BROWN ABBASI: 30s-40s. She/Her. Born in the U.S. to a Pakistani immigrant father and a white European-American mother. A one-time performer, she now teaches kindergarten. Married to a man and has a son.
REHANA BHADURI: 30s. She/They. Born in the U.S. to Muslim parents from India. Holds a high-powered position in tech marketing. She has a female partner, with whom she has a daughter.
MONA HADDAD: 20s-30s. She/Her. Born in New Jersey to Arab parents from mixed Christian and Muslim background. An activist and connected to BIPOC groups and political solidarity movements.
ART MONEY WOMAN: 40+. She/Her. White. Artistic Director who commissioned this thing. She is busy, busy, busy. She grew up in a rich family likely in the Northeast and feels really comfortable getting her way. She loudly showcases her liberal values as it serves her purposes. She has a soft spot for statement jewelry. Doubles as: VOICE: White female American. All powerful. Polished, polite — and sometimes threatening. Think Security Siri. DIRECTOR OF NEW WORKS: Hardworking, nerdy, and kind. Well-meaning. She loves to name how she has NO power whatsoever, although she clearly does. Likely has floral tattoos and wears thick framed glasses.
Rehearsals begin: July 1 (20 hours per week)
Performances: July – August 24
THE RETURN is a one-act, 70-minute play that starts simply with two people meeting in an auto-body shop in the mid-sized city Herzliya. They might or might not have known each other in the past. One of them is Palestinian, one of them is Israeli Jewish, and by the end of the play, both of their lives will be changed forever by the realities that surround them.
HER: Late 30s to early 40s, white. Intelligent, with a depth that reflects her experience. She has traveled extensively, is fearless, and willing to take risks.
HIM: Late 30s to early 40s, a person of color. Sharp, focused, composed and humble, avoiding negative stereotypes of an Arab man. Ideally clean-shaven, with no facial hair.
Rehearsals start: 9/15 (20 hours per week)
Opening: 10/27
Run: 10/31 through 11/8
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. Will this pilgrimage bring the five women closer, or will secrets, rivalries, and old wounds tear them apart?
NOOR: She/her/hers, early 60s, Afghan American. Hiding a secret. Speaks English with an Afghan Dari dialect. (The actor playing Noor may be anywhere from 50-70 years old and should be flexible with different English dialects.)
MARYAM: She/her/hers, mid-30s, Afghan American. Noor’s daughter. CEO of a biotech company battling legal woes. Speaks fluent, non-accented American English.
NADIA: She/her/hers, mid-30s, Afghan American. Noor’s niece and Maryam’s cousin. Devout but questioning. Prone to fretting. Speaks fluent, non-accented American English.
FATIMA: She/her/hers, mid-30s. Black American. A Muslim convert. Best friends with Nadia since high school. Seeking community.
SOSAN: She/her/hers, early-30s, Afghan American. Noor’s niece and Nadia’s estranged sister. Artist, non-believer but trying. Speaks fluent, non-accented American English.
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