Sahar Assaf (she/her) is a Lebanese theatre-maker and Executive Artistic Director of Golden Thread Productions. With an eclectic directing portfolio, Sahar explores diverse theatrical styles, cultural influences, and social themes. Recent projects for Golden Thread include directing Drowning in Cairo by Adam Ashraf Elsayigh and Stamp Me by Yussef El Guindi. As part of the Theater Initiative at the American University of Beirut, she has directed works by Garcia-Lorca, Shakespeare, Wannous, Mahfouz, and others, spanning site-specific, immersive, and documentary plays addressing societal and political issues. She is a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, has presented works globally, and authored academic articles on theater-making. She proudly balances (or tries to!) her theater work with her role as a mother to Zad.
At a time characterized by polarization and distrust, the need for approaches that humanize others through narrative and empathy has never been greater. The Lab is dependent on outside funding in order to make our work possible.
