Dave Harris is a poet and playwright from West Philly. Selected plays include TAMBO & BONES (LA Drama Critics Award "Best New Play", TimeOut London "Best Plays of 2023,"), EXCEPTION TO THE RULE (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2022), and TENDER (SoHo Theatre, 2026). His first feature film, SUMMERTIME premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released in 2021. Honors include: the 2024 Relentless Award, the 2023 Horton Foote Prize, the Ollie Award, The Lorraine Hansberry Award and Mark Twain Award from The Kennedy Center, The International Commendation for The Bruntwood Prize, the Venturous Fellowship, and a Cave Canem poetry fellowship amongst others. Dave has written feature and television projects for AMC (INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE), Apple (WIDOW'S BAY), Amazon (THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE), Hulu (PHONY), HBO and FX amongst others. His first full-length collection of poetry, PATRICIDE, was published by Button Poetry.
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