
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Brittney S. Harris
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Starting in Fall 2020, Brittney has been promoted as the newest tenure-track Assistant Professor of Theatre for the Theatre Program at Old Dominion University. The area of focus is in Community Engaged Theatre and Theatre for Social Change. Prior to her promotion, she was brought on as a visiting professor for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Symptomatic: IRL, from ODURep
Conceived and directed by Brittney S. Harris and produced by Deborah M. Wallace
Livestreaming Nov. 12-14 at 7:30pm,
Nov. 15 at 2pm
Tickets: http://ODUArtsTix.com, $5
Join the theatre students of Old Dominion University as we explore the full spectrum of symptoms and hysteria of COVID-19 IN REAL LIFE.
Preview
Symptomatic: IRL, from ODURep
Conceived and directed by Brittney S. Harris and produced by Deborah M. Wallace
Livestreaming Nov. 12-14 at 7:30pm,
Nov. 15 at 2pm
Tickets: http://ODUArtsTix.com, $5
Join the theatre students of Old Dominion University as we explore the full spectrum of symptoms and hysteria of COVID-19 IN REAL LIFE.
Preview: https://vimeo.com/471710092
Warning: This is so NOT a PBS special.
Recipient of the ATME Innovation Fellowship for solo piece ‘Being B.A.D.’ and the Performance of Redemption.
ATME grants awards to support innovation in one of three categories: New Work, Teaching, and Writing. The Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME) is shaping the future of kinesthetic and aesthetic education and the premi
Recipient of the ATME Innovation Fellowship for solo piece ‘Being B.A.D.’ and the Performance of Redemption.
ATME grants awards to support innovation in one of three categories: New Work, Teaching, and Writing. The Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME) is shaping the future of kinesthetic and aesthetic education and the premiere organization of and for theatre practitioners who specialize in physical training.
Interviewed by Cullen Strawn of Tidewater Family Plus Magazine, this article features my affinity for Devised and Activist theatre-- read more about my approach to how theatre can be a platform for social change.
CS: What drew you to theatre?
BH: Desire. The desire to use the stage to amplify narratives that had not been seen in the forefr
Interviewed by Cullen Strawn of Tidewater Family Plus Magazine, this article features my affinity for Devised and Activist theatre-- read more about my approach to how theatre can be a platform for social change.
CS: What drew you to theatre?
BH: Desire. The desire to use the stage to amplify narratives that had not been seen in the forefront. As a creative, it is my duty to provide a sacred forum/space for artist to create, explore, discover, and breathe life into their narratives...
Serves as lead project facilitator for a four-week (July 2020) creative applied theatre performative project with Teens with a Purpose's AdventuroUS Teen Summer Experience.
Workshop implores Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed 'Forum Theatre' techniques/exercises in relation to various locations/spaces in Norfolk, Virginia.
More information to come...
Again this summer, as a ‘Featured Speaker’ for the Women’s Theatre Fringe Festival of NC, I'm leading a two-parter workshop series on solo performance development ‘Flyin Solo: Your Story and Solo Performance Exploration’.
Again this summer, as a ‘Featured Speaker’ for the Women’s Theatre Fringe Festival of NC, I'm leading a two-parter workshop series on solo performance development ‘Flyin Solo: Your Story and Solo Performance Exploration’.
Participants are strongly encouraged to register for both parts.
Virtual conversation with local Black actors and artists on activism in their work. Free and open to the public.
Panel is June 9, 2020, 5:30-6:30pm
Panel led by: Terrance Afer-Anderson
Panelists: Tommy Coleman, Deirdre Love, Kai B. White, Le’Royce Bratsveen, Brittney S. Harris, Cory “The Talented Blind Guy” and LaQuita Marie Staten
University of Georgia Alumna Brittney S. Harris Receives 2020 Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award.
The Robert C. Anderson Award is given to recent Ph.D.s or terminal degree recipients for outstanding research at the university or immediately after graduating. It is named for the late Robert C. Anderson, who served as UGA’s vice president for
University of Georgia Alumna Brittney S. Harris Receives 2020 Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award.
The Robert C. Anderson Award is given to recent Ph.D.s or terminal degree recipients for outstanding research at the university or immediately after graduating. It is named for the late Robert C. Anderson, who served as UGA’s vice president for research and president of the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
Offering a virtual solo development workshop 'Flyin' Solo: Your Story and Solo Performance Exploration with the "Get Virtual with Virginia Stage" series through the Virginia Stage Company’s Education and Community Engagement Department.
Workshop is May 14, 2020, 5:30-6:30pm. FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.