Nabra Nelson

Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Nabra Nelson is a community organizer, EDI consultant, educator, and theatre creator from Egypt, Nubia, and California. Her Nubian side is from the Fadijja tribe of the village of Abu Simbel in Egypt. As an administrator, playwright, consultant, and teaching artist, she works with theaters, universities, non-profits, corporations, and community organizations across the nation to create positive change, strengthen community, and amplify under-heard voices. As an independent theatre-based consultant specializing in Theatre of the Oppressed, she has worked with Sankofa Impact, Leadership Tomorrow, Creative Advantage, Northwest Folk Life, Northwest Maritime Center, Inspire Washington, Seattle Rep, Seattle Arts & Culture for Anti-Racism, Young Women Empowered, and UCSB.

Experience

  • Artistic Director at Golden Thread Productions
    Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

  • Network of Support Consultant at 4Culture
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Co-Founder at HERitage emBODYment
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    https://heritageembodyment.square.site/

  • Eco-Artivist & Dancer at Dancing Earth Creations
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Trained to facilitated Dancing Earth movement workshops Danced in Pre-Mx Performance (2024) Danced in Eco-Elegies: Ritual of Re:Mix (2023)

  • DEI Consultant at Avent Diversity Consulting
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Created DEI toolkits, presentations, and toolkits for corporate and non-profit clients including the Nonprofit Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD), the Virginia Alcohol & Beverage Commission, and Sheetz Facilitated DEI groups within companies Co-developed Racial Equity Bootcamp