Leda Siskind
Los Angeles, CA

Plays

by Leda Siskind

What happens to a foster kid when she ages out of the system by graduating high school? What happens to a boy with Asperger's when he develops his first crush?  Seven adolescents confide their struggles and dreams to their high school therapist over the course of an academic year.  This monologue-driven play was produced by Theatre 40 in Los Angeles and is published by Stagerights press. Black box, full length, diversified casting.

Cast:
Marcy, 12th grade, Irish American, overweight, Goth Joe, 11th grade, gang-banger, Asian or Anglo boy Francine, 7th grade girl with ADHD Wade: 10th grade boy with Asperger's Ruby: 12th grade African American girl Mateo: 10th grade Latino boy The Therapist: post-graduate intern in her early twenties
by Leda Siskind

A homeless woman hiding under the overpass of an L.A. freeway is challenged by a social worker to abandon her campsite.   As the homeless woman struggles to resist the social worker's efforts, they both discover their mutual interest in Shaw, Oscar Wilde - and a shared past neither one expected.  One act, two actresses, single set. 45 minutes.

Chosen as a benefit performance for the Pacific Palisades Homeless Task Force in May 2016

Cast:
Elbee, a homeless woman in her 60's Gwen, a social worker in her 30's

Successes

'Surveillance,' my trilogy of three plays about American spying, is now published by Stage Rights! You can get a copy off Amazon too!

 

'The Liar's Punishment' was selected as a benefit performance for the Pacific Palisades Homeless Task Force, persented at the The Pierson Playhouse, May 2016

'All My Distances Are Far' was produced by Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills, August 2016.  Published by Steele Spring Stage Works.

'The Surveillance Trilogy' was produced by Theatre 40 of Beverly Hills and ran in September of 2019.