MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Nay Harris (they/them) is an NTI and Advanced Playwriting alum of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, they’re a multi-hyphenate writer/artist with an affinity for gallows humor. Nay alleviates stigmas regarding mental illness/self-harm within Black communities, increases representation of Black Queer/Nonbinary love/joy, and advocates for SWer’s safety/sex work decriminalization. Nay’s a Miranda Family Fellowship & NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum, as well as a finalist for NBT’s I Am Soul Playwriting Residency (2022). They’ve completed BRTW’s Revolution Now! 2022 development workshop, and the 2021-2022 INKubator Playwright’s Group. Nay recently completed Prospect Theater’s MT Lab and ATG’s BIPOC Playlab, and they’re currently a part of Musical Theatre Factory’s third Maker’s Cohort. For leisure, they enjoy horror films and star-gazing.