LEYLA MODIRZADEH, MFA
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    • BIPOC Playwrights Project
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    • No Exit
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    • The Overcoat
    • Hot Mess
    • Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
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DOCUMENTARY THEATRE

Secret Histories: Oxford MS, documentary theatre from Leyla Modirzadeh on Vimeo.

Secret Histories: Oxford

Secret Histories: Oxford was a documentary community-based theatre piece I wrote and directed, in association with
Ping Chong & Co.

Members from a small town in Mississippi tell their stories set against the backdrop of history.

“For a single transcendent moment, each individual, audience members and performers alike, becomes part of something larger. One community.”
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​Performed at the Powerhouse Theatre, Oxford MS, 2009

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(M)others

At San Jose State I directed (M)others, based on interviews with Black and Latinx mothers of young men of color who had been shot by the police.
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(M)others included powerful post-show discussions involving members of the community affected by this crisis. The discussions not only opened a space for public discourse, but also brought attention to the proposed Police Accountability and Community Protection Act (AB-931) in this community.


Lincoln Center Institute

​Lincoln Center Institute
 hired me in collaboration with Ping Chong & Company for two seasons to create an Undesirable Elements style documentary theatre piece around young refugees to be performed at Clarke Theatre at Lincoln Center. I interviewed many young refugees and wrote a script based on their experiences. The institute is the educational cornerstone of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Students see live performances and engage in creative and analytical exploration that, in turn, supports learning across the curriculum. 
  • ABOUT
    • Interviews
    • CV
    • Recent Projects
  • TEACHING
    • BIPOC Playwrights Project
    • Publications
    • SYLLABI
  • DIRECTING
    • Documentary Theatre
    • No Exit
    • Love and Information
    • The Overcoat
    • Hot Mess
    • Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
  • ACTING
    • Gallery/Reviews
  • ART
  • FILM