Pick: Violet

An inspirational testament to the human spirit with toe-tapping music, Live Arts’ Violet follows a young woman’s journey in search of healing and transformation. In 1964, Violet embarks on a 900-mile Greyhound bus trip from North Carolina to Tulsa, where she hopes a televangelist preacher can pray away a grisly scar she received in a childhood accident. Along the way, she meets Flick, a young African American soldier fighting his own demons. Perry Medlin directs a cast of 11 local performers, including Mary Catherine Hughes, Thad Lane, and Davina Jackson.

Through 12/10. $30-33, times vary. Live Arts, 123 E. Water St. livearts.org