UPCOMING EVENTS
Check out our upcoming events at New Arab American Theater Works. We are winding down with our 2025 programming, but stay tuned for our 2026 workshop listing, readings, and events! We will continue to update this page as more future events are scheduled.
Storyboarding Workshop
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: We will watch a screening on Andrea Shaker’s family migration story, and then participate in an activity to map out our own family history. Both parts of the workshop will focus on migration stories, and after engaging with Andrea Shaker’s in-progress film project, one that visualizes her own family’s migration story along with other members of the Twin Cities SWANA community, we’ll invite participants to tell their/their family’s stories of national and international migration through storyboarding. Note: no visual arts skills are required to participate in this workshop! All are welcome
WHEN: Saturday, January 31st from 10 AM to 12 Noon
WHERE: Open Book Room 308 | 1011 S Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
REGISTER: bit.ly/VisualizingMigration
Facilitated by Andrea Shaker and Michelle Baroody
Decolonized Performers Capstone Showcase
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COMING IN SPRING 2026! After months of training in decolonized performance techniques, our cohort of 10 performers of SWANA or Somali descent will showcase powerful theatrical works in this public event. Come to hear a selection of riveting theatrical pieces performed by our cohort.
WHEN: Spring 2026, date TBA
WHERE: Open Book Performance Hall | 1011 S Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Directed by Dipankar Mukherjee
Festival of New SWANA Plays
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Our Festival of New SWANA Plays will showcase readings of seven plays by Midwestern SWANA playwrights! The festival is a culmination of our second Playwright Incubator Program; our program selects a cohort of seven SWANA writers from across the Midwest to develop and workshop new plays for half a year. Don't miss your chance to see the incredible work developed by our talented playwrights! More info on their plays TBA.
WHEN: June 4-7, 2026
WHERE: Open Book Performance Hall | 1011 S Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN