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Purni Morell began her career in theatre, first as a stage manager and later as Literary Assistant at the National Theatre, London, with particular responsibility for new foreign and classic plays. She was Literary Manager at Berkeley Repertory Theater, California, from 1998-2000 before taking a break from the arts during which she worked in environmental sustainability and development, in Latin America and at Shelter in Scotland.
Purni ran London’s National Theatre development wing, known as The Studio, from 2007-2011, responsible for commissioning and developing many projects of scale that are now household names for many of the UK’s significant theatres and theatre artists. From 2011-2018 she was Artistic Director of London’s Unicorn Theatre, where she won a number of awards for producing and developing challenging new work for young people.
Purni is now based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently involved as dramaturg/script editor for a major new series for Warner Bros TV, and on two film projects, for Sony and Walker Productions respectively. She was Senior Dramaturg at the National Flemish Theatre in Brussels from May-December 2019 (maternity cover) and her own recent writing projects include Over Lunan (Festival of Arbroath), Public Enemy: Flint (Michigan, co-produced by fieldwork, the Goodman, Detroit Public Theatre, Centerstage Baltimore and others) and Second Citizen for the National Theatre of Scotland.
In Tears Dry and Wounds Heal, Leon El-Alamin invites readers to walk in his shoes, from his early days as a drug dealer on the harsh streets of Flint, Michigan, to the life-altering moment he was shot, and his subsequent incarceration. It was within the stark walls of a prison cell that Leon discovered a new path for his life. Upon his release, he established the M.A.D.E. Institute, a beacon of hope aimed at dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline that traps so many in his community. This book is not just a memoir; it’s a powerful testament to the capacity for transformation, the resilience of the human spirit, and the profound impact one individual can make. Journey with Leon as he navigates from the gritty streets of Flint to becoming a catalyst for social change.
Pain is poetry I try to demonstrate the power of words to inspire a generation that’s caught in a web of “Oppression” that comes in the form of ignorance, poverty, irresponsibility and violence.
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