About Savannah
TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE ELEANOR FROST PLAYWRITING COMPETITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN WRITING
2020-2021 YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT IN PROCESS
2020-2021 YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT IN PROCESS
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Savannah S. Miller (she/her) is a writer of poems and plays and everything in between. A strong believer in the power of words, she considers herself an inventor and agitator, and her art a means of activism. Savannah's writing aims to center the narratives of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as raise awareness about mental health and invisible access needs. She is currently working with Playhouse on the Square in Memphis as their Front of House and Volunteer Coordinator, as well as their Play Slam! Coordinator for 2022-2023. Her work has been featured by or is forthcoming in Sad Girls Club, Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press, Future Publishing House, and Silent Spark Press. |
Photo by Carla McDonald
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In addition to writing, Savannah is a graduate of Dartmouth College and has acted in several productions, including Theatre: A Love Story (Women's Theatre Festival, 2021);The Sweet Science of Bruising (Dartmouth College, 2020); and A Chekhovian Cabaret (CRASH Theater Co., 2019). She has developed works with the New York Theatre Workshop and CRASH Theater Co. As an arts educator and arts advocate, Savannah has fulfilled positions with various artistic institutions, such as the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, the Stratford Festival, the National Women's Theatre Festival, and the Virginia Theatre Association. She was also one of two selected by Young Playwrights' Theater to be a Young Playwright in Process for 2020-2021.
New Play Exchange: newplayexchange.org/users/35061/savannah-s-miller
