Saffron Confessions: A One-Woman Comedy
One performer becomes an entire Iranian-American family at the dinner party of the year: a perfectionist mom, a moonshining uncle, a radical grandmother, and everyone in between. Saffron Confessions is a coming-of-age story about why some people leave home and some stay.
🏆 Winner of Best Drama and Audience Choice at The Marsh’s 2026 In Front of Your Eyes Festival
Part of The Marsh Rising series. Written and performed by Michelle Moghtader. Directed by Jeff Walsh.
📍 The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage, 1062 Valencia St
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7:30 pm
60 minutes, no intermission
🎟 RSVPing here holds your spot on our guest list! Official tickets can be bought at the door
Artist Bio
Michelle Moghtader is a San Francisco writer, comedian and solo performer. Her work is character-driven and obsessed with the politics of family, which she explores by physically becoming everyone in her own.
Saffron Confessions premiered at PlayGround SF, Free Play Festival. An excerpt won Audience Choice and Best Drama at The Marsh’s In Front of Your Eyes Festival, where it was the most attended show.
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