Work with Actors Theatre

Priyanka Shetty (Playwright/Performer) is an award-winning actor, playwright, and director based in Philadelphia. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show The Elephant in the Room has been performed at numerous venues across the US and internationally, including The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC and the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe at the Assembly Festival, which led to a tour in Scotland. Priyanka recently premiered her second solo show #CHARLOTTESVILLE at The Keegan Theatre in Washington DC, and is excited for its upcoming month-long run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe produced by the Olivier, Tony, Emmy, and Helen Hayes award-winning Richard Jordan Productions, with The Pleasance joining as Associate Producers. She has been awarded a generous grant by the National Endowment of the Arts for the development of The Wall, which will follow The Elephant in the Room and #CHARLOTTESVILLE as the third and final play in her Triptych of Solos. Priyanka's Triptych of Solos will have a coordinated nationwide premiere across multiple cities in 2025/26. Priyanka is an alumna of the prestigious Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive. She has served on the jury of Open Screenplay's MFilm Lab in Canada and as a mentor for emerging screenwriters of South Asian descent, and most recently on the jury for the Atlanta Indian Film Festival. Priyanka earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the University of Virginia and has served on the faculty of the University of Virginia’s Department of Drama. www.priyankashetty.com