Brittney S. Harris

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...
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 2019, I’m an Assistant Professor of Performance and Community-Engaged Theatre at Old Dominion University.

Plays

  • How to Tie a Tie by Brittney S. Harris
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage, one-act play, queer
    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
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Black civil rights, African-American prisoner + 8 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Black civil rights, African-American prisoner, affirmative action, college admissions scandal, court system, black female roles, civil rights, prison system, social justice, conspiracy
    In Louisiana, USA, an inmate known as Victoria Brown, or Inmate 1688, has been on Death Row for over ten years. She has agreed to one final interview before her execution date. Ami Wallace, an aspiring author who is highly sophisticated but overly anxious, enters. Despite their generational gap of almost two decades, the two women, who seem to have nothing in common, discover something during their interview....
    In Louisiana, USA, an inmate known as Victoria Brown, or Inmate 1688, has been on Death Row for over ten years. She has agreed to one final interview before her execution date. Ami Wallace, an aspiring author who is highly sophisticated but overly anxious, enters. Despite their generational gap of almost two decades, the two women, who seem to have nothing in common, discover something during their interview. They both desire peace and acceptance, which is a common thread that connects them.

    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.
  • The Amazin' Jason by Brittney S. Harris
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: teen drug abuse, features roles for black actors + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: teen drug abuse, features roles for black actors, teen opioid crisis, opioid crisis, high school 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.