upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Leila will produce Broken Wing, a play where east meets west: two men, one Iranian and one young American struggle to do what each thinks is best for an orphaned young woman, who herself is awakening to her own identity. Incorporating photography, puppetry, Iranian mythology and Persian Poetry, Broken Wing hopes to educate the audiences about the history and politics of Iran through dramatic storytelling and to create discourse that can shift current social and political thought. The play also seeks to bring both Middle Easterners and Americans into the same space to share a common experience.