1012 N Orange Ave
Sarasota
FL 34236
“From the Heart of Philly: The Works of Dave Harris”
with Hermitage Roundabout Fellow Dave Harris
Presented in partnership with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Friday, August 18 at 6:30pm
Westcoast Black Theatre (entrance at 1012 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236)
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Registration is required. $5 per person.
One of the first Fellows to join the Hermitage as part of the newly announced partnership with New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, Dave Harris is a playwright and poet based in Philly. His work “surges with raw theatrical power” (Los Angeles Times) but never loses sight of its poetic roots. Intricately weaving history, contemporary culture, and an incisive wit, Harris’ work consistently challenges audiences to rethink some of their most basic understandings of the world around them as only the best works of art can. Hear from one of the most daring and innovative voices in theater today as he shares his work and discusses the creative process.
One of the first Fellows to join the Hermitage as part of the newly announced partnership with Roundabout Theater Company, Dave Harris is a poet and playwright from West Philly. Selected plays include Tambo & Bones (Playwrights Horizons, Center Theatre Group, 2022), Exception to the Rule (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2022), and Everybody Black (Humana Festival 2019). His first feature film, Summertime premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released in 2021. Selected honors include: the 2019 Ollie Award, The Lorraine Hansberry Award and Mark Twain Award from The Kennedy Center, The International Commendation for The Bruntwood Prize, the Venturous Fellowship from The Lark, and a Cave Canem poetry fellowship amongst others. Dave is currently writing several feature and television projects for AMC (Interview with the Vampire), FX, and Amazon. His first full-length collection of poetry, Patricide, was published by Button Poetry. Upcoming: Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth, 2023), Tambo & Bones (London, 2023).