On March 26, 2023, Silk Road Rising and the Goodman Theatre presented "Doing It For Ourselves: SWANA and Queer in the Global Story," a moderated discussion about the intersections of SWANA and Queer identities.
Panelists included Adam Ashraf Al-Sayigh, playwright behind Drowning in Cairo, Revelation, Memorial, and Jamestown/Williamsburg; Evren Odcikin, Director of Artistic Programming at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a founding member of the MENA Theater Makers Alliance steering committee, and a founder of Maia Directors; and Sara Razavi, director, actor and resident artist with Golden Thread Productions. The conversation was moderated by Jamil Khoury, Co-Executive Artistic Director of Silk Road Rising.
