Brittney S. Harris

I'm a director and playwright from Norfolk, Virginia. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Georgia. My primary background is in Performance, Solo Performance Development, Activist Theatre, Devised Theatre, and Cultural Enrichment for Community Engagement.

My catalog of plays, projects, and workshops explore the adverse effects of vicarious trauma in social media on the personal psyche. Specific topics explored, but not limited to, are Racial Injustice, Mental Health Awareness, Gender Equality, and Domestic Violence Awareness.

Internationally and throughout the Southeast US, I've has created numerous community engagement-based projects and conducted workshops on solo performance development and devised theatre on the academic and community scale for the past...

I'm a director and playwright from Norfolk, Virginia. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Georgia. My primary background is in Performance, Solo Performance Development, Activist Theatre, Devised Theatre, and Cultural Enrichment for Community Engagement.

My catalog of plays, projects, and workshops explore the adverse effects of vicarious trauma in social media on the personal psyche. Specific topics explored, but not limited to, are Racial Injustice, Mental Health Awareness, Gender Equality, and Domestic Violence Awareness.

Internationally and throughout the Southeast US, I've has created numerous community engagement-based projects and conducted workshops on solo performance development and devised theatre on the academic and community scale for the past decade. My work has featured at several national interdisciplinary conferences and fringe festivals, including the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference (ATHE), Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), Women’s Theatre Fringe Festival of NC, and Black Theatre Network.

As of 2024, I’m an Assistant Professor of Applied Theatre and Community-Engaged Theatre at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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Scripts

How to Tie a Tie

by Brittney S. Harris

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Cast Size
2
Genre
drama

How to Tie a Tie, centers around middle-aged interracial couple Charles and Grace Walker as they are preparing for their child's marriage to someone of the same sex. With considerable time constraints and conflicting views, Grace tries to get Charles to attend the wedding although his own “traditional beliefs” questions the holiness of their child’s union. Will they make it to their child's wedding?

How to Tie a Tie, centers around middle-aged interracial couple Charles and Grace Walker as they are preparing for their child's marriage to someone of the same sex. With considerable time constraints and conflicting views, Grace tries to get Charles to attend the wedding although his own “traditional beliefs” questions the holiness of their child’s union. Will they make it to their child's wedding?

The Request (or Prison Fan Fiction)

by Brittney S. Harris

Cast Size
3
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

In Virginia, USA, on the eve of her execution, Victoria Brown grants a final interview after spending over a decade on Death Row. Ami Wallace, an ambitious yet uncertain young writer, arrives at Jasper Heights Correctional Facility expecting a gripping story. What she doesn’t expect is a profound and unsettling connection with the enigmatic woman shackled before her. Under the wary watch of Correctional Officer...

In Virginia, USA, on the eve of her execution, Victoria Brown grants a final interview after spending over a decade on Death Row. Ami Wallace, an ambitious yet uncertain young writer, arrives at Jasper Heights Correctional Facility expecting a gripping story. What she doesn’t expect is a profound and unsettling connection with the enigmatic woman shackled before her. Under the wary watch of Correctional Officer Antonio Baker, their conversation unearths long-buried secrets, systemic corruption, and a past that refuses to be forgotten. As time slips away, the lines between justice, truth, and survival blur—leaving both women to question: when the system is built to erase you, what does it take to be remembered?

The Request (or Prison Fan Fiction) is a story about two African-American women who face systemic racial and social injustices every day. The tale is full of torment, conspiracy, and hope. Despite the color of their skin, these women are complex individuals who crave acceptance from society and themselves.

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The Amazin' Jason

by Brittney S. Harris

Cast Size
2—4
Genre
drama

After a devastating end to his HS football career, star HS senior quarterback Jason Dwyer sits with his Case Manager Derek Harmon and recounts the ill-fated night he watched his future slip through his fingers at the results of his opioid addiction. The Amazin' Jason, explores the startling reality of the opioid crisis facing the US Teen population and the strained societal demands of student-athletes.

After a devastating end to his HS football career, star HS senior quarterback Jason Dwyer sits with his Case Manager Derek Harmon and recounts the ill-fated night he watched his future slip through his fingers at the results of his opioid addiction. The Amazin' Jason, explores the startling reality of the opioid crisis facing the US Teen population and the strained societal demands of student-athletes.