Priyanka Shetty is an actor, director and playwright. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Actingf the University of Virginia and currently serves as a Faculty member at the University of Virginia, Department of Drama.

Priyanka is the author of two original plays – her one-woman show THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM and #CHARLOTTESVILLE constructed verbatim from interviews with residents of Charlottesville, VA who speak about the city in light of the white supremacist rallies and events of August 11-12, 2017.  She is working on her third play THE WALL which deals with immigration issues in America.

Priyanka is currently touring with her one-woman show THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM which premiered at CATCO/Evolution Theatre in Columbus OH in March 2019 and she kickstarted 'The Elephant on the Road Tour' at Yale University in April 2019. Since then Priyanka has performed at several venues across the country and her most recent performance was at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.

Priyanka is excited to continue touring with this play and is taking it to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2020.