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ARTS Pick: #charlottesville and The Elephant in the Room

Writer, director, and actor, Priyanka Shetty puts on a double features at Live Arts on Tuesday. Image: Martyn Kyle

Unfolding history: Why did the traumatic events of August 2017 happen in the first place? Why did they happen here? Priyanka Shetty seeks answers to these questions in her new theater piece #charlottesville. Shetty crafted her script verbatim from conversations with Charlottesville residents who shared firsthand accounts about their experiences, and from the community’s response to the Unite the Right rally. During the night’s second half, Shetty performs her one-woman show, The Elephant in the Room, about transitioning from her Indian roots to searching for common ground in America.

Tuesday 4/23. Pay what you can, 7pm. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St.

Saturday 4/27 at 2pm and Sunday 4/28, at 7pm, $10-15. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 Fourth St. NW. 

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ARTS Pick: The Secret Rain

Robert Wray's homegrown play The Secret Rain offers up an arresting coming-of-age story. Performances will be held out of the Belmont Arts Collective through September 29.

Casey Horn is growing old, and with age comes a whole lot of trouble—between his mother’s poor taste in men, his younger brother’s out-of-this-world obsession, and the neighbor girl’s frustrating lack of interest, he’s finding that life isn’t exactly grand. The Secret Rain follows Casey as he navigates these obstacles with the help of Audrey Hepburn (yes, the film star). Produced by the Charlottesville Playwrights Collaborative, with a mission to reveal the city’s hidden writing talents, this one was penned by Robert Wray.

Through Saturday, September 29. Pay-what-you-can, 8pm. Belmont Arts Collaborative, 221 Carlton Rd., Ste. 3. cvilleplays.org.

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ARTS Pick: [title of show]

[titleofshow] runs through May 28 at Belmont Arts Collective.

With an open script and generic name, [title of show], the “musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical,” by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, has become a work-in-progress with each production crew adding updates and changes based on its experience. The one-act play takes a comical look at the creative process and internal challenges leading up to opening night, making it an apt choice for Charlottesville’s newest company, Phoenix Theatre Works.

Through May 28. $20, times vary. Belmont Arts Collective, 221 Carlton Rd. Ste. 3. 422-4700.