iama announces 2023-2024 season
SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 1, 2023
New Works Festival
Kicking off the season in September, IAMA’s 6th annual New Works Festival includes workshops and public readings of six new plays over the course of two weekends. Going to the heart of IAMA’s mission, the festival invites the community into the creative process, allowing playwrights to hear their developing work in a public forum and welcoming social gatherings and discussions following each reading.
November 11 - December 11, 2023
Radical or, are you gonna miss me?
By Isaac Gómez
Directed by Jess McLeod
Belinda has done something bad. Very, very bad. After being bailed out of jail by her estranged sister, Belinda must reconcile the person she was with the person she feels she's destined to become. RADICAL or, are you gonna miss me? tells the sweeping story of three women on the Mexican-American border who, more than anything, desperately want to be seen. And who will do anything in their power to make themselves known, no matter how great the cost.
February 3 - March 4, 2024
Arrowhead
By Catya McMullen
Directed by Jenna Worsham
Gen is unexpectedly pregnant. Gen is also a lesbian. Yeah, it’s confusing. So Gen does what any unexpectedly pregnant lesbian with a doe-eyed, (potential) arsonist of a girlfriend must: she goes and throws a secret abortion party at a lake house with her straight friends from college. With the arrival of her lesbian best friend and a few other unexpected visitors…what could go wrong? A tale of love, queerness, identity… and cat trees.
April 18 - May 26, 2024
THE BODY’S MIDNIGHT
By Tira Palmquist
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
What does it mean to get lost in America? Anne and David are set to find out as they embark on the perfect American road trip. They have a map, an impressive list of sights to see, and an itinerary that should put them in St. Paul just in time for the birth of their first grandchild. But soon their perfect plan is derailed by a troubling diagnosis and the beautiful impermanence of the world around them. As Anne and David veer off of their intended path, they are forced to grapple with the unavoidably messy and breathtaking journey of their lives.
We couldn't be more excited about joining forces with Jessica Kubzansky and the amazing team at Boston Court, and continuing IAMA’s tradition of partnering with other companies to strengthen connections within the L.A. theater community.
