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