Over a decade of stories rooted in community, resistance, and joy — amplifying emerging and diverse playwrights writing the world as it is, and as it could be.
Tina and Nathan are recent transplants to the 'burbs, going through a bit of a rough patch in their marriage. When Tina refuses marriage counseling, Nathan, a neuroscientist who has developed a potentially groundbreaking AI device, can’t help but take advantage of his new technology’s power. As relationship woes escalate, it calls into question AI’s place in our world and the need to save ourselves… from ourselves..
In a dystopian near-future, two American tourists are stranded atop Machu Picchu during a violent protest. Centuries earlier, a third-gender oracle and their apprentice foresee the collapse of the Inca Empire. Past and present spiral toward each other.
Siluetas is a ground-breaking new musical by PST’s Erlina Ortiz and Mexican American Composer Robi Hager. This timely new musical tells the story of Dinora, a Cuban-American immigrant, and Khalilah, a Syrian refugee, who move in together amidst a charged 2016 presidential campaign, the lifting of the Cuban embargo, and the escalation of the Syrian Civil War.
Developed by artists and community residents, Kiss of Addixion brings to life stories of opioid dependency from North Philadelphia residents. Journey through different perspectives to investigate the complexities of substance abuse and the consequences of health injustice.
When the local University begins to buy houses in el barrio, the landscape of a diverse neighborhood starts to change. Block by block residents are pushed out of their homes, and the fabric of the community begins to come undone. Exploring what it means to be a ‘minority’ in modern day America, Erlina Ortiz’s MinorityLand is not about who is right or who is wrong - it’s about who has the power.
Streaming live for 12 hours each day on Power Street’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts, the Digital Rally for Philly Arts featured 50+ Philly artists and organizations with performances and discussions spanning from writers, comedians, poets, musicians, dancers, theater artists, and more. The goal of the rally was to highlight the value of arts and culture in the city, ahead of City Council’s budgeting decisions for the next fiscal year.
Theatre Al Fresco began on Saturday, May 11 2019 with the Student Showcase, featuring a celebration of the work created by Power Street’s first class of Land & Body students.
Morir Sanyando is a play about the healing of a Latinx family and the intergenerational, complexities of silence.
Las Mujeres is a journey through time as we meet the famous Latinas of Herstory's past.
Shelter in Place by Alisha Adams, imagines what it takes for two Puerto Rican women to survive the fall of America. What happens when everything we take for granted disappears? When life pushes us to our limits, how long can we keep love and compassion alive?
Yudy, a strong and confident young Latina woman, excitedly joins the armed forces in pursuit of the military pride and prowess that her respected older brother Abraham represents. Through memory, cadences, creative movement and unexpected humor, we follow Yudy’s journey as she navigates being a woman of color, veteran, and survivor.
Power is a difficult thing to give up, and privilege is even harder. The imbalances of these dynamics in our society have isolated us like a planet out of Orbit. Told through three generations of stories, poetry, and dance, Power Street Theatre Company tackles what it means to be on top, and why so many are afraid to fall.
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