Jenna Harris is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Theatre Conservatory Program in New York City. She is an actor, playwright, devised theatre creator, arts educator, and dancer. As an actor, Jenna has worked in both the United States and Canada. Jenna’s arts education and teaching background includes teaching dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Tech and the 92nd Street Y in New York, and in Toronto at numerous theatre schools. As a writer, Jenna has written everything from radio shows to animated shorts, webseries to feature films, site-specific work to full-length plays, and is the Editor-in-Chief of City Voices: A Book of Monologues by Toronto Artists. In January 2015, Jenna’s play Mine had its premiere at the Next Stage Theatre Festival in Toronto. Jenna has been part of Studio 180 Theatre’s inaugural IN DEVELOPMENT (Nov. 2015), the Tarragon Playwrights Unit (2015-16), the Thousand Islands Playwright’s Unit (2016), and Buddies in Bad Times Artist Residency program (2016-17). Jenna was also a Playwright in Residence at Buddies in Bad Times (2016-17).
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