IAMA Theatre Company is a Los Angeles-based ensemble of artists. More at IAMATheatre.com For more information, please visit www.youngstorytellers.com. Stay tuned.
IAMA Theatre Company was conceived in 2007 by a group of young actors eager to create new theater in Los Angeles. Working with a shared commitment to exploration and development, IAMA seeks to challenge themselves and their audience by producing original works within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary ensemble. The past 5 years has seen IAMA grow from a fledgling company to “a new creative force
on the local theatre scene (LATimes)”. Fueled by the exciting work of Artist-in-Residence Leslye Headland and her Seven Deadly Plays, IAMA has brought six new, full length works to the stage. Grounded in the struggles of youth, vice, and modern life, Headland’s plays “speak directly to this generation of post-college castoffs (MetromixLA).” As a result of IAMA's collaboration with Ms. Headland and their support of her work, her play “Bachelorette”, the second of the Seven Deadly Plays, and originally developed, produced and premiered by IAMA in 2008, was also developed into a screenplay and was voted as one of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood on the prestigious 2008 Blacklist. After playing to a sold-out run at Second Stage Theater in New York during the Summer of 2010, Ms. Headland's stage hit has since been picked up by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company Gary Sanchez, and the feature film is currently shooting in New York, starring Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, and Casey Wilson. IAMA’s passion for live performance, commitment to quality, and innovative material has garnered them recognition and rave reviews from StageSceneLA, LA2DAY, MetromixLA, LAWeekly, and The LATimes. Quickly building an enthusiastic and loyal audience, IAMA has carved a niche for themselves in an emerging LA theater community: “In this industry town, where theater is often the byproduct of actors waiting to be plucked for film and TV, IAMA’s devotion to the stage is fully grounded in its counterintuitiveness (MetromixLA)”. Eager to continue to create new theater in Los Angeles and work with new writers, IAMA also began producing IAMAFEST, an annual festival of new, one-act plays. Through the collaboration of company members and professional guest writers and directors all working in the greater LA area, IAMAFEST showcases original works that celebrate this city’s unique culture, explore the urban encounter, and investigate and reveal the sometimes humorous, often dark undertones of an exciting and eccentric Los Angeles. IAMAFEST has been so successful at building new audiences and establishing relationships with new writers, that the annual show is often sold-out for its entire three week run. IAMA is a young company, but is already an active participant in both the theater community and the city at large. Committed to sustaining the future value of theater within Los Angeles, IAMA is an active member of The Young Storytellers Foundation, an arts education and early development program that pairs artists from the entertainment industry with at-risk students in targeted public schools. Under the supervision and guidance of their mentors, the students spend weeks developing short scripts that are then performed for the school and their families by professional actors. For the last three years, IAMA members have participated in the program as both mentors in the schools, and as actors in the students’ final show, encouraging a new generation of writers to love the performing arts, to develop their creativity and confidence, and to pave the way for many stories to come. Ambition and determination are the qualities that IAMA Theatre Company was built on, and the hard work is beginning to pay off. Through the support of donors, loyal fans, an elite advisory board, and now the fiscal sponsorship of the Pasadena Arts Council, IAMA is poised for an exciting new season.
06/25/2026
🎭🎥🎤📺✍️ IAMA Works! Our ensemble, staff, and board members are doing incredible work across mediums and across the globe. Check out some of their amazing projects below ⬇️
🎭 Jonathan Caren’s HIT MACHINE, produced in IAMA’s 2024 New Works Fest, plays at London’s SoHo Theatre July 8 to August 15. This DEATH OF A SALESMAN for the TikTok generation stars Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin.
🎭 Jeff Gardner is the Sound Designer for ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS, playing at the Geffen Playhouse through July 12. Award-winning playwright Pearl Cleage (BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY) teams up with Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson (THE PIANO LESSON) to deliver a sharp-witted and soulful new comedy about art, activism, and aging on your own terms.
🎤 Melissa Stephens’ comedy special, SPARKLES, is now streaming on YouTube.
🎭 Rosalind Bevan is the Associate Director for THE WHOOPI MONOLOGUES, playing at Lincoln Center Theatre July 7 to August 30.
🎭 Nicholas Pilapil’s I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I’D EVER DARE TELL YOU, a Filipino reimagining of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, was featured as a staged reading in the Pan-Asian Theatre Festival in Toronto, Canada.
🎭 Lexi Sloan produces PROOF presented by Jason Jeske, written by David Auburn and directed by Stuart Rogers, and featuring Ed Begley Jr and Hayden Begley July 23 to 26. All Proceeds to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
06/25/2026
🎭🎥🎤📺✍️ IAMA Works! Our ensemble, staff, and board members are doing incredible work across mediums and across the country. Check out some of their amazing projects below ⬇️
🎭 Jonathan Caren’s HIT MACHINE, produced in IAMA’s 2024 New Works Fest, plays at London’s SoHo Theatre July 8 to August 15. This DEATH OF A SALESMAN for the TikTok generation stars Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin.
🎭 Jeff Gardner is the Sound Designer for ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS, playing at the Geffen Playhouse through July 12. Award-winning playwright Pearl Cleage (BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY) teams up with Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson (THE PIANO LESSON) to deliver a sharp-witted and soulful new comedy about art, activism, and aging on your own terms.
🎤 Melissa Stephens’ comedy special, SPARKLES, is now streaming on YouTube.
🎭 Rosalind Bevan is the Associate Director for THE WHOPPI MONOLOGUES, playing at Lincoln Center Theatre July 7 to August 30.
🎭 Nicholas Pilapil’s I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I’D EVER DARE TELL YOU, a Filipino reimagining of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, was featured as a staged reading in the Pan-Asian Theatre Festival in Toronto, Canada.
🎭 Lexi Sloan produces PROOF presented by Jason Jeske, written by David Auburn and directed by Stuart Rogers, and featuring Ed Begley Jr and Hayden Begley July 23 to 26. All Proceeds to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
06/24/2026
Our 18th season has wrapped, but you can still join our $18 for 18 Campaign!
For 18 seasons, IAMA Theatre Company has been sustained by an extraordinary community of artists, audiences, and supporters who believe in groundbreaking new work and the power of gathering in shared experience. We are so grateful for all of you and the creative home we’ve built together.
As we look toward the next season, we do so with optimism and excitement for what’s ahead! Our $18 for 18 Campaign is both a celebration of what has come before and an invitation to help us carry this momentum forward. Every contribution propels the creation of new work and the cultivation of a meaningful artistic community that inspires and uplifts the next generation of theater makers and audiences.
Please join us in celebrating 18 seasons of IAMA and help us continue building what comes next. Support our $18 for 18 Campaign with a tax deductible, end-of-the-season gift!
06/23/2026
✍️✨Reservations for the 2026 Emerging Playwrights Lab Reading Series are now live! Admission is free! Join us for readings of these bold new plays:
✨ Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m.: Play On by Andrew Grace
✨ Sunday, July 19 at 8 p.m.: blood party by Samah Megjhee
✨ Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m.: Black Joy Club by Aja Houston
✨ Saturday, July 25 at 8 p.m.: You Will Burn by Tyree Marshall
✨ Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m.: Bury Your Ledes by Erica Wachs
✨ Sunday, July 26 at 8 p.m.: Oskar, The Amazing and Magnificent by Josh Levine
06/16/2026
🫶 Congrats to the cast, crew, and production team of …BUT YOU COULD’VE HELD MY HAND for creating space for this bold and theatrical celebration to flourish. And thank you to our audiences, whose feedback helped develop this workshop production!
06/13/2026
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06/11/2026
🫶 Tonight’s performance is SOLD OUT! Join the in person waitlist 30 minutes before showtime at the box office OR get your tickets for Friday – Monday at
06/10/2026
🫶 This is the FINAL WEEKEND of …BUT YOU COULD’VE HELD MY HAND! Get your tickets at before they are gone!
06/09/2026
🫶 Pick up the phone. Call a friend. And join us at …BUT YOU COULD’VE HELD MY HAND thru June 15 at Atwater Village Theatre. Tickets at
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