Artistic Statement
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Savannah S. Miller
Artistic Statement
Savannah S. Miller (she/her) is a queer and disabled writer of poems, plays, and the things in between. A strong believer in the power of words, she considers herself an inventor and agitator, and her art and scholarly pursuits a means of activism. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing with a focus on Fiction from Augsburg University.
Savannah's work aims to center the narratives of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as raise awareness about mental health and invisible access needs. She is currently working with Girls on the Run Memphis as their Program Manager and with Playhouse on the Square in Memphis as their Director of New Works. As Director of New Works, she spearheads the NewWorks@TheWorks program at Playhouse, which leads to the world premiere productions of two new plays every year. Her work has been featured by or is forthcoming with Jelly Bucket, Rising Phoenix Press, Gabby & Min’s Literary Review, Audience Askew Literary Journal, Millennial Pulp Literary Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, the Sierra Club’s North Star Journal, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Sad Girls Club, Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press, Silent Spark Press, and Future Publishing House.
In addition to writing, Savannah is a graduate of Dartmouth College and has acted in several productions, including Theatre: A Love Story (Women's Theatre Festival, 2021);The Sweet Science of Bruising (Dartmouth College, 2020); and A Chekhovian Cabaret (CRASH Theater Co., 2019). She has developed works with the New York Theatre Workshop and CRASH Theater Co. She is also a stage manager, most recently serving as ASM for the regional premiere of Roe (Playhouse on the Square, 2023). As an arts educator and arts advocate, Savannah has fulfilled positions with various artistic institutions, such as the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, the Stratford Festival, the National Women's Theatre Festival, and the Virginia Theatre Association. She was also one of two selected by Young Playwrights' Theater to be a Young Playwright in Process for 2020-2021.
Savannah's work aims to center the narratives of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as raise awareness about mental health and invisible access needs. She is currently working with Girls on the Run Memphis as their Program Manager and with Playhouse on the Square in Memphis as their Director of New Works. As Director of New Works, she spearheads the NewWorks@TheWorks program at Playhouse, which leads to the world premiere productions of two new plays every year. Her work has been featured by or is forthcoming with Jelly Bucket, Rising Phoenix Press, Gabby & Min’s Literary Review, Audience Askew Literary Journal, Millennial Pulp Literary Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, the Sierra Club’s North Star Journal, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Sad Girls Club, Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press, Silent Spark Press, and Future Publishing House.
In addition to writing, Savannah is a graduate of Dartmouth College and has acted in several productions, including Theatre: A Love Story (Women's Theatre Festival, 2021);The Sweet Science of Bruising (Dartmouth College, 2020); and A Chekhovian Cabaret (CRASH Theater Co., 2019). She has developed works with the New York Theatre Workshop and CRASH Theater Co. She is also a stage manager, most recently serving as ASM for the regional premiere of Roe (Playhouse on the Square, 2023). As an arts educator and arts advocate, Savannah has fulfilled positions with various artistic institutions, such as the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, the Stratford Festival, the National Women's Theatre Festival, and the Virginia Theatre Association. She was also one of two selected by Young Playwrights' Theater to be a Young Playwright in Process for 2020-2021.