Anoushka Shankar ‘A Hundred Words for Snow’

Jorgensen Center, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield

Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of iconic sitar player Ravi Shankar and a virtuoso on the sitar herself. She and her touring quintet have two shows in Connecticut this week: Oct. 3 at UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts ($15-$46, jorgensen.uconn.edu) and Oct. 5 at the Ridgefield Playhouse ($75-$100, ridgefieldplayhouse.org).

Nafe Katter Theatre, 802 Bolton Road, Storrs

UConn’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre opens its fall season with British playwright Tatty Hennessy’s drama about a teen who heads to the North Pole when her father dies. Oct. 5-15. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with a single Sunday matinee on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. $10-$35. crt.uconn.edu.

‘Possessing Harriet’

Carriage House Theater, 360 Farmington Ave., Hartford

HartBeat Ensemble presents a drama based on the true story of Harriet Powell’s decision to flee slavery in 1830s New

York and find freedom in Canada. The five-person cast is led by celebrated local actor Vanessa R. Butler and also features HartBeat artist director Godfrey L. Simmons

Jr. Oct. 5-15 at HartBeat’s Carriage House Theater. Performances are Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $25, $20 students/seniors. “No one left behind for lack of funds.” The Mark Twain House & Museum is hosting a conversation with “Possessing Harriet” playwright Kyle Bass on Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. for $5. hartbeatensemble.org.