Kymberly Harris

Kymberly Harris is a Director/Writer and founder of Firsthand Films. She wrote and directed the award-winning shorts Rose's Turn (2017), that was at Cannes, and FAITH (2018). Her feature film I HEARD SARAH is beginning it's festival run, 2021. She has directed several plays in NYC and LA (Rogue Machine, Theatre for the New City, PRT). A published and produced playwright, several plays written by Kymberly have been produced in NYC (Cherry Lane, la mamma, Harold Clurman Theatre). Her play FAITH is the only drama published in the new anthology, Proofread or Die!, featuring works by colleagues and friends of the late David Foster Wallace. She assisted James Ponsoldt and Jason Segel on the film The End of the Tour. Some acting credits include originating the role of Holly in Eric Simonson's BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY opposite Tracy Letts, and the workshop of Terrence McNally's IT'S ONLY A PLAY opposite Thomas Sadoski, Josh Radnor, and Lisa Kudrow. Kymberly's interested in stories that personally deal with how we are formed by our families and by society, and how that effects our ability to connect to each other. Regardless of the scope or genre of the world of the story, her work is going to examine this thread of human relationship and consider the specific psychology of each character. Themes of interest: family dysfunction, the art and industry of acting, addiction and codependency, female empowerment, socio-political Instructor: Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute Acting Coach: Select private clients, including an Emmy winner. Member: AEA, AFTRA, SAG, Dramatists Guild, Women in Film, Alliance of Women Directors Voter: Ovation Committee MA: Illinois State University in Theatre Double MFA: The Actors Studio Drama School at the New School, Acting and Playwriting. Blog: @staytunedla, An Interactive Blog For Actors. Website: www.kymberlyharris.me.