Announcing our 2026 - 2027 Season!
Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre, two of Philadelphia’s most daring and community-driven theater companies, will continue our partnership to introduce Philadelphia audiences to two explosive premiere plays exploring systems shaping our world: the machinery of extremism and the literal machinery in an A.I. influenced future. The plays ask us to witness more closely, to sit with complexity, and to stay in the room with each other even when it’s hard.
#CHARLOTTESVILLE
written & performed by Priyanka Shetty
directed by Yury Urnov
Philadelphia Premiere
October 15 - November 1, 2026
Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake
A tour-de-force solo performance constructed verbatim from over one hundred firsthand interviews with Charlottesville residents, court transcripts, and news reports. #CHARLOTTESVILLE chronicles the tragic events of August 11th and 12th, 2017, when white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia for the deadly “Unite the Right” rally on the pretext of protesting the removal of the Confederate monument of Robert E. Lee.
Play On!
by Quinn D. Eli
directed by TBA
World Premiere
April 22 - May 9, 2027
Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake
In a future full of mystery and magic, where technology has replaced music as the "food of love," a Black musician and his formidable wife battle a white chanteuse attempting to steal his legacy. Their struggle intensifies when Cambridge, a manipulative A.I., infiltrates their home, inciting racial mischief and marital strife that forces a reckoning between man and machine.
Pay What You Decide or Quick Pay Now
For a 10th season, we’re continuing to offer Pay What You Decide ticketing for all performances!
New this season, we’re offering two Quick Pay Now options! If you want to make a payment up front, you have 2 options to do so! The power to choose is still yours and we appreciate and welcome you no matter what you can pay.
Please consider making a donation
Ticket income covers roughly 25% of our production costs with the rest coming from the incredible support of foundations, businesses and individual supporters. If you are able, consider including a donation of any amount (fully tax-deductible!) with your order and help us continue developing new plays, expanding the artistic vision of our productions, and strengthening the entire Azuka organization.