Hialeah, Florida. A papaya slips from between Ama’s legs and shatters. Another chance at motherhood, gone.
Ama is hell-bent on having a child. No wonder she feels an affinity to Oyá, a barren African Orisha.
Blending Santería, modern-day Miami, and Cuban beats, "Ama. Egg. Oyá." examines infertility, motherhood, and maternal ambivalence.
Join us on Saturday, July 12 at 7pm at The CORE at Esperanza Health Center and Friday (North Philly), July 18 at 7pm at Proscenium Theatre at The Drake (City Center) for our second Resident Playwright Reading presented in partnership with Power Street Theatre.
Tickets are free and free child care will be offered for the July 12 performance.
This reading is presented as part of PlayPenn’s 2025 New Play Development Conference, July 5–20.
PLUS: Join us for a free Power Street Theatre community event just before the first performance at 5:30pm on July 12 - Comunidades Conectadas Story Circle!�
"Ama. Egg. Oyá."
by Lori Felipe-Barkin
Directed by Erlina Ortiz
Dramaturg: Aly Gonzalez
Stage Manager: Melody Wong
Cast:
Paloma Naé Irizarry
Jessy Gruver
Marissa Edwards
Frank Jimenez
Jalina Wayser
Theatre Addresses:
July 12 @ The CORE at Esperanza Health Center�
3222 H Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
July 18 @ The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake
�302 S. Hicks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
"Ama. Egg. Oyá." is part of the lineup for PlayPenn’s 2025 New Play Development Conference, running July 5–20 at venues across Philadelphia. Each year, the conference offers audiences an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the future of American theatre, as bold, boundary-pushing new works, like this one, come to life in free public staged readings featuring some of the region’s most exciting playwrights, artists, and producing collaborators.
Power Street Theatre (PST) is dedicated to art for social change by investing in creative thought leaders, multidisciplinary artists, and community voices through prioritizing representation, accessibility, education, arts advocacy, and joy.
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