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"Art, theatre, is what defines a culture in the long arc of history.

In a hundred years, I want to make sure that the stories of MY people are part of the canon as well."

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"Throughout the 90-minute one-act, Ortiz balances the lighthearted and the serious, the tender and the terrifying." - Broad Street Review

"This world premiere was an ingenious piece of artistry" - DC Theater Arts 

MORIR SONYANDO 
 

Morir Sonyando looks at family cycles of abuseOut in Jersey, 2019 

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A family must confront domestic violence in Morir Sonyando, Town Topics, 2019

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Listen to Morir Sonyando at the Parsnip Ship Podcast here or wherever you listen to podcasts! 

"Playwright Erlina Ortiz’s powerful work rewards its audiences with emotional depth and honesty." - Out in Jersey

LAS MUJERES
 

Las Mujeres a new play, Deslumbrar, 2018

 

Power Street Theatre Presents Las Mujeres, Broad Street Review, 2018

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Las Mujeres brings Ancestral Feminism to PSTArtblog, 2018

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Las Mujeres at Power StreeTheatre, Bonaly, 2018

 “Healing, Educated, Opening, Love, and Empowerment.” These were several of the words that audience members shouted out in the Talkback after Saturday’s powerful performance of Las Mujeres- deslumbrar

MINORITYLAND
 

A look at gentrification and the impact of change, Inquirer, 2019

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QUE LO QUE 
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Que Lo Que a Pandemic Audio Adventure, Al Dia News, 2021

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Keeping it Small and SinceroWHYY, 2021 Review 2 

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SHE WORE THOSE SHOES
 

She Told Her Own StoryBroad Street Review, 2016

“On Friday night, the play onstage looked like America, as did the audience.” - Philly Inquirer

Check out all my plays on the new play exchange! 
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Coverage and Reviews

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