Playwright / Co-Artistic Director
Multi-hypenate Artist
"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."
Madre Tierra Philly presenta: "El Teatro como Memoria Viva" - 2025
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'From Education to the Arts'- Philly Cam - Dialogos - 2025
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From Campus to Center Stage: Alum’s Musical Celebrates Community at Temple Theaters
- Short Hand Stories, 2024 ​
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NBC Live - La Egoista at Hispanic Heritage Month - 2024
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The Dominican-American playwright changing the narrative of what it means to be an artist, Al Dia, 2023
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Stand-Up Comedy, Hospital Bills & Sacrifice, The FPI Files, Carolina Pilar Xique, 2023
Al Dia 40 under Forty Honoree: Erlina Ortiz, Al Dia, 2022
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72 Miles To Go - Directing at Interact Theatre Company, Broad Street Review , 2022
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Erlina Ortiz wins National Latine Playwrights Award, ATC, 2022
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The Powerhouses of Power Street Theatre, Philadelphia Weekly, 2022
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Two Works by local playwright Erlina Ortiz receive national recognition, Al Dia, 2022
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Whose Professionalism Matters?, American Theatre, 2021
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Cafe de la Tarde con Erlina Ortiz, Philatinos.com, 2021
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Three Questions for Erlina Ortiz, La Bloga, 2019
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"Finding Sanctuary in Unlikely Corners" WHYY, June 2018
Commonspace Live: Looking Class, First Person Arts and WHYY, 2018
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Erlina Ortiz rides the Zephyr on an Amtrak Writer’s Residency, Broad Street Review, 2017
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50 Playwrights Project, 2016
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Interviews and Essays
"Throughout the 90-minute one-act, Ortiz balances the lighthearted and the serious, the tender and the terrifying." - Broad Street Review
YOUNG MONEY
Azuka Theatre Presents Young Money, Broad Street Review, 2021
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Azuka Theatre Kicks off Their Season with Young Money, Broadway World, 2021
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Young Money: from joke to play, Inquirer, 2021
"This world premiere was an ingenious piece of artistry" - DC Theater Arts
MORIR SONYANDO
Post Show Talk-back & Testimonials - 2015
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Morir Sonyando looks at family cycles of abuse, Out 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 PST, Artblog, 2018
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Las Mujeres at Power Street Theatre, 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
The music and lyrics are tight as well, ready for bigger stages and larger audiences to memorize every note (can we crowd fund a cast recording asap?!). The story, of course, is just as powerful and relevant and the topics can apply to all of us. So please, come be a part of this musical before it wows the rest of the world. - Phillly Row Home Mag
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 Sincero, WHYY, 2021 Review 2
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SHE WORE THOSE SHOES
She Told Her Own Story, Broad Street Review, 2016
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American Blues Theatre Blue Ink Festival - Finalist 2025
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American Blues Theatre Hosts 2025 Blue Ink Festival - Broadway World - 2025
HONEY BEE BABY ​
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A future without humanity in Honey Bee Baby from Rapid Lemon Productions, DC Theater Arts, 2025
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There is subtly and finesse in Ortiz’ writing style, Theater Bloom, 2025
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Honey Bee Baby Asks How/What/When We’re “Expecting” in an Uncertain Future, BMore Art, 2025
​Brand New HONEY BEE BABY Is Abuzz With Meaning at Strand, Broadway World, 2025
“Honey Bee Baby” is thought-provoking and very entertaining. Maryland Theater Guide, 2025​
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LA EGOISTA
La Egoista in Connecticut, Broadway World, 2021
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La Egoista at the 2022 Latinx Theatre Commons Comedy Carnaval, 2022
La Egoista Review – Sisters Forever - Splash Mag, 2024
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La Egoista delivers a touching portrayal of hope in the face of uncertainty, Glamgical, 2023
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A California Premiere of a Thoughtful New Play, Broadway World, 2023
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Linedy Genao and Sasha Merci to Star in La Egoista Reading - Playbill, 2024
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Philadelphia Theatre Company launches 50th anniversary season with ‘La Egoísta’ - Metro Philadelphia, 2024
La Egoista on Telemundo, 2024
Theatre in the Round with A.D Amorosi, 2024
Two productions look at Latinx life through many lenses - Billy Penn WHYY, 2024
In La Egoista a Philly raised comedian confronts her selfishness - Inquirer, 2024
Who gets to be selfish? - Broad Street Review, 2024
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Embracing My Inner Egoísta Fueled My Dreams in Comedy and Acting, Pop Sugar, 2024
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SILUETAS, a new musical
The Powerful Virtual Show Silueta, Inquirer, 2021
Musicals Return for O'Neill Summer Conference, The Day, 2022
Tony winners KO and Gavin Creel join 2022 summer conference, Playbill, 2022
KO to Star in World Premiere of Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager's SILUETAS in Philadelphia, Broadway World, 2023
¡Presente! Media at Power Street Theatre's musical Siluetas, 202Trilingual musical 'Siluetas' gets its world premiere in Philadelphia
Power Street Theatre’s “Siluetas” offers trilingual treat. - Billy Penn at WHYY - 2024
World Premiere of SILUETAS by Robi Hager and Erlina Ortiz at Power Street Theater - Row Home Mag, 2024
Power Street Theatre presents Erlina Ortiz and Robi Hager’s Siluetas - Broad Street Review, 2024
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Trilingual musical 'Siluetas' gets its world premiere in Philadelphia - KYW, 2024
“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!
Coverage and Reviews
More With Power Street
For theater company, a take on social change, Temple News, 2014
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How Power Street Theatre is taking on representation in the arts, Generocity, 2017
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Philly Theatre's question the best way to be inclusive, Inquirer, 2018
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Whose Professionalism Matters?, American Theatre, 2021
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Next Philly mayor should ‘believe in the possibility of the arts,’ cultural leaders say, WHYY, 2023
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PlayPenn’s 20th anniversary conference takes root in Philly neighborhoods - Broad Street Review, 2025
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PlayPenn Announces Reimagined and Expanded New Play Conference​
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