PlayTime Reading Series + Full Productions

Production
History.

A decade of stories rooted in community, resistance, and joy. Every production is an act of radical representation — amplifying emerging and diverse playwrights writing the world as it is, and as it could be.

11 Productions
10+ Years on Stage
100% Diverse Playwrights
Free or Pay-What-You-Decide
2024
01
The Machu Picchu Play
The Machu Picchu Play

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.

The Machu Picchu Play
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2023
02
Siluetas
Siluetas

A story of silhouettes — the shapes we leave behind, the outlines of who we were and who we are becoming. A bold exploration of identity, memory, and transformation.

Siluetas
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2022
03
Kiss of Addixion
Kiss of Addixion

An unflinching look at the grip of addiction on individuals, families, and communities — told with unforgettable tenderness and rage.

Kiss of Addixion
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2021
04
Minority Land
Minority Land

A sharp, darkly comic reckoning with race, power, and the absurdity of navigating America as a person of color. Bold, unsparing, and deeply alive.

Minority Land
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05
Digital Rally for the Arts
Digital Rally for the Arts

Born of the pandemic, our Digital Rally brought the arts into living rooms worldwide. A declaration that community cannot be quarantined — art adapts, endures, and expands.

Digital Rally for the Arts
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2019
06
Theatre Al Fresco
Theatre Al Fresco

Theatre taken outside — into the streets, parks, and open spaces of North Philadelphia. A reminder that art belongs to the community, not just to concert halls.

Theatre Al Fresco
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2018
07
Morir Sonyando
Morir Sonyando

A play about the healing of a Latinx family and the intergenerational complexities of silence and violence. When Genesis's estranged mother is released from prison, she must confront the life she escaped.

Morir Sonyando
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2017
08
Las Mujeres
Las Mujeres

A celebration and reckoning — the stories of women, their strength, their silence, their survival, and their joy. A vital work of feminist storytelling rooted in community.

Las Mujeres
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2016
09
Shelter in Place
Shelter in Place

Home as a site of safety, refuge, and danger. A story about the spaces we build around ourselves — and what happens when they can no longer protect us.

Shelter in Place
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2015
10
She Wore Those Shoes
She Wore Those Shoes

A story of women navigating the world in bodies that are judged, desired, and misunderstood. Raw, personal, and fiercely human.

She Wore Those Shoes
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2014
11
Out of Orbit
Out of Orbit

Where it all began. PST's first production announced a new force in Philadelphia theatre — unapologetically community-rooted, boldly political, and committed to joy.

Out of Orbit
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Every year, at least one new story takes the stage. See What's Next → Casting Calls →