Power Street Theatre Company with the collaboration of West Kensington Ministry presents Las Mujeres by Erlina Ortiz, a play centering the voices of distinguished womyn from Herstory’s past. Las Mujeres will premiere at West Kensington Ministry in March 2018 for Womyn’s Herstory Month- preserve our herstories, defend our womynhood, and share culture through art for social change!
Play Synopsis
“Those of us who make a difference are the ones they don’t expect to fight back.”- Las Mujeres
Las Mujeres is a journey through time as we meet the famous Latinas of Herstory's past. Marlene, a workaholic engineer who wouldn’t call herself a feminist, has just been the only womyn at her firm promoted to a managerial position. After a devastating encounter, Marlene finds reality has faded away and her kitchen becomes... a party. The guests? Frida Kahlo, Rita Hayworth, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and Minerva Mirabal. Don’t know them? You will. These remarkable womyn share their stories of art, and Revolucion! with the comfortable and complacent Marlene, but will she wake up?
Pre-show: Doors will open one hour before each performance. PSTC in partnership with Galaei’s youth program will exhibit an artistic project entitled, El Altar based off of the play Las Mujeres. In conjunction to the youth exhibition, PSTC is also partnering with New Voices Philadelphia for Women of Color Herstory Month to screen a series of interviews highlighting various Womyn of Color in positions of leadership in Philadelphia entitled Voices de Mujeres.
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Power Street Theatre Company (PSTC) is home to a collective of fierce multicultural and multidisciplinary artists dedicated to the mission of empowering marginalized artists and communities of color throughout Philadelphia and beyond. PSTC is a program of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia.