Addam Ledamyen

Addam Ledamyen (they/them) is a multidisciplinary storyteller with specialties in acting, playwriting, novel writing, and narrative improvisation. Addam holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from the California Institute of Integral Studies, serves as a teaching artist at the Walnut Creek Center for Community Arts, and performs on stage with such companies as Synergy Theater, Center Rep, and Ray of Light Theatre. In 2024, they founded the burgeoning non-profit arts organization For Elenvia: Publications and Productions, of which they now serve as the Artistic Director, in order to formally intertwine their arts with the urgent need to change the world. For Elenvia is dedicated to developing and producing new work, especially books and plays, that can help us to imagine a...

Addam Ledamyen (they/them) is a multidisciplinary storyteller with specialties in acting, playwriting, novel writing, and narrative improvisation. Addam holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Writing from the California Institute of Integral Studies, serves as a teaching artist at the Walnut Creek Center for Community Arts, and performs on stage with such companies as Synergy Theater, Center Rep, and Ray of Light Theatre. In 2024, they founded the burgeoning non-profit arts organization For Elenvia: Publications and Productions, of which they now serve as the Artistic Director, in order to formally intertwine their arts with the urgent need to change the world. For Elenvia is dedicated to developing and producing new work, especially books and plays, that can help us to imagine a better world. More info at forelenvia.org.

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Scripts

On The Inside

by Addam Ledamyen

Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
political

(Full-Length) Set in a near future, this play follows a family who sits on top of the world, both literally and metaphorically. When the president's child discovers their gender isn't what everyone assumed (something legally deemed impossible), the family must finally face their own secrets. On the Inside explores the hidden places of power, the hidden family troubles, and the hidden parts of ourselves that are...

(Full-Length) Set in a near future, this play follows a family who sits on top of the world, both literally and metaphorically. When the president's child discovers their gender isn't what everyone assumed (something legally deemed impossible), the family must finally face their own secrets. On the Inside explores the hidden places of power, the hidden family troubles, and the hidden parts of ourselves that are always kept from the public eye. Both timely and timeless, this play puts “the inside” on public display and demands an honest reckoning.

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Kamilah - A New Tragedy in Shakespearian Verse

by Addam Ledamyen

Cast Size
14
Genre
drama,
period,
political,
tragedy,
verse

(Full-length) In Ancient Egypt, 1346 BC, a girl named Kamilah, who rumor says is the human incarnate of the goddess Astarte, shows up at the Pharaoh’s palace and promises to take over his throne. Carefully balancing the fragile allegiance of his kingdom with his thirst for power, Pharaoh Akhenaten responds to Kamilah's threats with the creation of his Cult of Aten, destroying deep cultures and threatening...

(Full-length) In Ancient Egypt, 1346 BC, a girl named Kamilah, who rumor says is the human incarnate of the goddess Astarte, shows up at the Pharaoh’s palace and promises to take over his throne. Carefully balancing the fragile allegiance of his kingdom with his thirst for power, Pharaoh Akhenaten responds to Kamilah's threats with the creation of his Cult of Aten, destroying deep cultures and threatening Kamilah's ability to live in her homeland. Though Kamilah’s friends try to convince her to save herself, she is too devoted to Astarte to give up the fight. Will her faith be enough to save her?

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Cardboard Chairs

by Addam Ledamyen

Cast Size
7
Genre
drama

(One-act) Drama ensues while this family of Jewish New Yorkers sits shiva for their beloved mother/grandmother. The multigenerational cast of characters must learn to reconnect across their differences and make a big decision about how to move forward.

(One-act) Drama ensues while this family of Jewish New Yorkers sits shiva for their beloved mother/grandmother. The multigenerational cast of characters must learn to reconnect across their differences and make a big decision about how to move forward.

The Coming of Christ

by Addam Ledamyen

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
satire

(One-act) Secrets are revealed and sins confessed while a mother and daughter prepare for the Lord and Savior to be their house guest.

(One-act) Secrets are revealed and sins confessed while a mother and daughter prepare for the Lord and Savior to be their house guest.

The Third Term

by Addam Ledamyen

Cast Size
4—6
Genre
drama,
political

(Full-length) The year is 2036, and Donald Trump's third term as President of the United States has been indefinitely extended. "The Third Term" follows two inmates of a Trump Women's Correctional Facility - one a far-left progressive and the other a far-right supporter of the 'president' - as they are forced into close quarters with each other and must learn how to get along... or not. "The Third Term" teaches...

(Full-length) The year is 2036, and Donald Trump's third term as President of the United States has been indefinitely extended. "The Third Term" follows two inmates of a Trump Women's Correctional Facility - one a far-left progressive and the other a far-right supporter of the 'president' - as they are forced into close quarters with each other and must learn how to get along... or not. "The Third Term" teaches how the idea of family can bring people together across any ideological divide.

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