
Nay Harris
Based in NYC
They / Them • Member Since 2019
My Story
Nay Harris (they/them) is an NTI & Advanced Playwriting alum of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, they're a multi-hyphenate writer/artist with an affinity for gallows humor, alleviating stigmas around mental illness/self-harm within Black communities, increasing Black Queer/Nonbinary representation and joy, as well as advocating for the safety of Sex Workers and sex work decriminalization. Nay’s a Miranda Family Fellowship & NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum, & a finalist for the National Black Theater’s I Am Soul Playwriting Residency (2022). They’ve completed Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop’s Revolution Now! 2022 development workshop, and INKubator Playwright's Group. They’re a finalist for the 2025 Waterworks Festival. Nay’s developed work through The O’Neill Center, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, The Brick Theater, Prospect Theater, Arthouse Productions, & The Tank. They're currently in Musical Theatre Factory’s third Maker's Cohort, The Vino Theater's inaugural REBEL REBEL playwriting residency, and American Theater Group’s BIPOC Playlab. Nay’s a member of Ring of Keys, MUSE, and Maestra. For leisure, they enjoy horror films/musicals, Eggo buttermilk waffles, body modifications, & star-gazing.
Sexual Orientation
Queer
Gender Identity
NonBinary, Part-time Femme
Race/Ethnicity
Black as Fuck
Discipline
Playwright, Librettist, Poet, Lyricist
Unions & Affiliations
Non-union