Red Poppy Art House

06/19/2026

Five women. One uprising. Countless acts of courage.

Inspired by Iran's 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement, 'ICU' follows the lives of five Iranian women navigating hope, resistance, friendship, loss, and survival in extraordinary times.

Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions as part of 'A Season for Iran' curated by Dina Zarif and Golden Thread Productions 'New Threads Staged Reading' Series.

Performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Written by Leyla Modirzadeh & Domenique Lozano

These beautiful images by Ako Salemi Photography offer a glimpse into this powerful one-woman performance by Bridgette Loriaux.

The Artwork on the wall is BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection) by Sima Shahverdi

📍 Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco
🎟 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icu-i-see-you-a-one-woman-play-tickets-1991322017760

Red Poppy Art House
Dina Zarif – Artistic & Managing Director
Jennie Legary – Content Manager
Verda Bursal – House Manager

Golden Thread Productions
Nabra Nelson – Artistic Director
Wynne Chan – Managing Director
Razawi – Artistic Producer

Creative Team
Sheila M. Devitt* – Stage Manager
Marty Eldridge – Sound Design
Dave Maier – Fight Choreographer

Emma Machan – Poster Design
Sima Shahverdi – BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection) Artwork
Ako Salemi – Photographer

*Member, Actors' Equity Association

BayAreaTheatre GoldenThreadProductions RedPoppyArtHouse

06/03/2026

04/11/2026

A Season for Iran
Exhibition Opening of BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection)

We are honored to present BĀZ-TĀB meaning reflection, an immersive performance + installation rooted in the architectural memory of Iran.

Through large-scale charcoal drawings, paper sculpture, sound, and spatial performance, the work reimagines dreamlike fragments of remembered places: courtyards, domes, wind towers, and intimate interiors of Iranian homes.

Centered around the symbolic courtyard and "howz" (pool), you’re invited to step into a living memory-space shaped by longing, displacement, and return.
"BĀZ-TĀB" is not just an artwork, it’s a collective act of remembering the spaces, sounds, and emotions that stay with us across distance.

Throughout the evening, and will serenade us with songs echoing tenderness, longing, and resilience carried through memory.

Featuring:
Sima Shahverdi — Visual artist & vocalist

Guest artist:
Nima Farzaneh — Piano

Series curatordina

📅 Sunday, April 19
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco

Donation encouraged

🔗 RSVP via link in bio

04/10/2026

A Season for Iran:
Exhibition Opening of BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection)

BĀZ-TĀB

As part of A Season for Iran, we are honored to present BĀZ-TĀB—meaning reflection—an immersive performance and installation rooted in the architectural memory of Iran. Through large scale charcoal hand-drawing, paper sculpture, sound, and spatial performance, the work reconstructs the dreamlike fragments of places remembered: courtyards, domes, wind towers, and the intimate interiors of Iranian homes. Centered around the symbolic courtyard and howz (pool), the audience is invited to gather inside a living memory-space shaped by longing, displacement, and return. BĀZ-TĀB becomes not only an artwork, but a collective act of remembering the spaces, sounds, and emotions that continue to live within us across distance. Throughout the evening, and will serenade us with songs that echo the tenderness, longing, and resilience carried through the spaces of memory.

Featuring:
Sima Shahverdi - Visual artist and vocalist

Guest artist:
Nima Farzaneh -Piano

Sunday, April 19th,
6pm – 8pm

Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco
Donation encouraged

Series curator: .dina

RSVP link at bio