Company One (C1) has announced three new plays for its 25th season, including one – “Hoops,” by Eliana Pipes – that will be staged at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner from July 12 to Aug. 10 and produced in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and Boston Playwrights’ Theater.

C1’s season also marks a new chapter in the theatre’s four-year Public Art for Public Good initiative. It will be the first full season during which all plays and events will be 100 percent free with the option of purchasing Pay-What-You-Want tickets.
Adapted from the Hoops Project by Nicole Acosta, the play will be directed by Tonasia Jones.

Pipes brings 5,000 years of history to life with this celebration of Black, Latine, and Indigenous culture. Based on a series of intimate interviews, the vibrant and playful collage of self-adornment and heritage shows off just how much power a pair of hoops can hold.

Hoop earrings are more than just an accessory, according to Pipes. From Chicago to Oaxaca to right here in Boston, these earrings shout “I’m here, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”