
Welcome to A QISSAA with Ishika: Quintessential and Inspiring Stories of South Asian Artists! My guest today is actor, director, and playwright Priyanka Shetty!
Priyanka is focused on making art that is a reflection of our times. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show The Elephant in the Room has been performed at numerous venues including the Kennedy Center and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, amongst other national and international tours. She recently made her Off-Broadway debut with her second solo play #Charlottesville and is currently working on The Wall, the final play in her Triptych of Solos. Priyanka was selected for the prestigious Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive 2021 and is a semi-finalist for the 2022 Eugene O’Neill National Playwriting Conference. Priyanka earned her Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Virginia and has served on the faculty of the University of Virginia’s Department of Drama. She is currently a teaching artist with Tectonic Theater Project's Moment Work Institute. This year, Priyanka will be coordinating a nationwide premiere of her triptych of solos across multiple cities.
www.priyankashetty.com