PREVIEW PERFORMANCE

written & performed by Priyanka Shetty
directed by Yury Urnov
co-produced by Azuka Theatre, Simpatico Theatre, and Richard Jordan Productions in association with The Pleasance

Philadelphia Premiere

A tour-de-force solo performance about the power of witnessing, constructed verbatim from over one hundred firsthand interviews with Charlottesville residents, court transcripts, and news reports.

#CHARLOTTESVILLE chronicles the tragic events of August 11th & 12th, 2017 and embodies a community in crisis—activists, students, and residents—as well as lawyers, key figures from the far right, and political leaders, exposing the systems and ideologies that sustain white supremacist movements. An urgent political work that examines race, identity, and the machinery of extremism in modern-day America, while drawing resonant parallels to the global rise of nationalism and racial division.

Winner of the 2025 Scotsman Fringe First Award for Outstanding New Writing