Laughs were plentiful at the first rehearsal for Evren Odcikin's ORIENTAL, or 1001 Ways to Tie Yourself in Knots. Join us for the two New Threads staged readings on June 7 and 8. Tickets start at $0: https://goldenthread.org/productions/new-threads-staged-reading-series-2025/ (fb)

MEET THE ORIENTAL CAST! The New Threads staged reading for Evren Odcikin's "ORIENTAL, or 1001 Ways to Tie Yourself in Knots" has found its cast: Nima Rakhshanifar plays Cengiz "Gee" Kurban, the Turkish playwright commissioned to adapt A Thousand and One Nights. Jennifer Le Blanc plays Art Money Woman who commissions the adaptation, and Danya El-Kurd, Fatemeh Mehraban, Maya Nazzal, and Aidaa Peerzada play Zainab, Layla, Mona, and Rehana respectively -- the characters in Gee's play until they revolt and refuse to tell the stories he demands of them. Leah Sanginiti joins the cast as the stage directions reader. The New Threads performances are June 7 & 8. Get your tickets now: https://goldenthread.org/productions/new-threads-staged-reading-series-2025/ (fb)