Struggling with her identity, Leila dreams of an alternate reality; one where she is removed from her disillusioned state to a place where she can reclaim her mind, body and self worth. Inspired by Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc.
Leila is a poetic adaptation of a larger piece in development called Black Balloon, which is produced with support from the Government of Québec, the City of Montréal as part of l’Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Black Balloon has been in development since 2017 through Playwright’s Workshop Montreal’s Young Creator’s Unit and has been awarded creative residency through the MAI’s Alliance program for the years 2019-2021.