From a young age, Kamiah felt a profound calling to share stories, whether it be in the form of performing or writing. Her plays draw from the truth of her personal experiences, weaving them into imaginative works that use the framework of theater to explore honest, human realities. Her time at New York University solidified the importance of her voice, culminating in numerous acting and writing projects. Her debut play What Happens Under The Tree was competitively selected as a part of NYU’s Student works program. This milestone solidified her understanding of the kinds of stories she is passionate about telling.
Kamiah’s play In Conversation of Love was later produced as a part of New York Theater Festival’s 2023 season, beginning her journey as an emerging playwright. This past year...
From a young age, Kamiah felt a profound calling to share stories, whether it be in the form of performing or writing. Her plays draw from the truth of her personal experiences, weaving them into imaginative works that use the framework of theater to explore honest, human realities. Her time at New York University solidified the importance of her voice, culminating in numerous acting and writing projects. Her debut play What Happens Under The Tree was competitively selected as a part of NYU’s Student works program. This milestone solidified her understanding of the kinds of stories she is passionate about telling.
Kamiah’s play In Conversation of Love was later produced as a part of New York Theater Festival’s 2023 season, beginning her journey as an emerging playwright. This past year, she has actively contributed to numerous theater projects, including MCC Ambies, where she gained insight on the professional theater landscape, National 24-Hour Play Cohort, where she was able to meet and collaborate with early career artists, and the Archive Play Festival, where she was invited to write a short play performed at The Flea Theater. She was recently selected as the winner of the Barter Theaters Black Stories Black Voices Competition. She currently works at The Dramatists Guild Foundation and St. Ann’s Warehouse.
She hopes to continue to be able to tell a range of stories that are meaningful, and push theater forward. She wants her words to live on, and has hopes of continuing to advocate and create opportunities for young writers.