Blacktopia is proud to honor and present prominent Charlotte, NC area playwright, author filmmaker, and respected businesswoman Sharea "Lady" Harris of J.C.I. Legacy. Lady Harris has years of experience in the theatrical world producing and writing several acclaimed stage plays before eventually moving onto filmmaking. In addition to writing and producing compelling stage plays, Lady Harris has published six top selling books, one of which is currently being adapted to the screen, "Office Secrets". Read more about Lady Harris below and get familiar with this week's Prominent Black Figure here on Blacktopia.
SHAREA “LADY” HARRIS
AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT, CHOREOGRAPHER, PRODUCER
1980-
Bio
Sharea Harris is a Writer and Director from Buffalo, NY.
She was introduced to the arts at a very young age and moved to Charlotte, NC
at age 23 to expand her talents and increase her skillset in Visual and
Performing Arts. Sharea, or Lady Harris, her moniker, produced her first stage
play, “Confrontation”,
in 2004 at Charlotte’s African-American Cultural Center. She went on to write
and produce her 2nd stage play, “Games” in 2012. Between directing
and producing stage plays, Sharea also produces and directs a live comedy
series entitled, “Skitz, as well as various poetry slams and MC Battles. She
has produced events at various venues around the Charlotte Metro area,
including The Neighborhood Theater, The CAST Theater, Crown Station, and
Upscale Lounge, to name a few. Sharea has had six novels published: “Is it Just
Me”, “Is it Just Me Vol. 2”, “Betrayal”, “Identity Theft”, “Office Secrets”, “Betrayal 2”, “Dolls” , “Office Secrets”,
Office Secrets, Vol 2” and coming soon “Office Secrets, Vol 3”. After the
pandemic hit and she could no longer produce stage plays, Lady Harris produced
her first movie; “The Book Club,” available on You-Tube (Lady Harris)
Production History
2004 Mic Battle Fundraiser the African American Cultural Center
2004 “Confrontation”
the Play the African American Cultural Center
2005 “Confrontation”
the Play the C.A.S.T. Theater
2006 “Confrontation”
the Play the C.A.S.T. Theater
2007 “Confrontation”
the Play The Neighborhood Theater
2011 “Skitz”
Live Sketch Comedy the Mill
2011 “Skitz”
Live Sketch Comedy the Prevue
2011 “Skitz”
Live Sketch Comedy Upscale Rest and Lounge
2011 “Skitz”
Live Sketch Comedy the Rendezvous
2011 Poetry Battle Crown Station 2012 “Games” the Play the
Venue
2017 “Diary of Dahomey” Stage Play - Little Rock Cultural Theater
2020 “The Book Club, Movie”
The J.C.I. Legacy Film "Office Secrets" coming soon to TUBI and AMAZON PRIME later this year! Keep checking back for more updates.
Lady Harris also provides acting opportunities for the youth through her J.C.I. Legacy summer acting programs, giving them something positive and constructive to do during their breaks. Visit the official website for more information http://www.JCILegacy.com
