BRIANA EARHART

Briana Earhart is a South Florida native, born and raised, and has been in love with the performing arts her entire life. She graduated magna cum laude with her BA in Theatre Arts (minors in Dance & Education) from the University of Miami and has over a decade of experience working in the South Florida theatre community in both performance and costuming/wardrobe. In 2023, she became the first recipient of the Remy Award for Young Arts Leadership hosted by the South Florida Theatre League.

 Briana first joined BARCLAY in December of 2020 as a Hot Box Girl and a part of the Mission Band in their professional production of GUYS & DOLLS IN CONCERT before she was seen in their All-Company production of WILLY WONKA as Ms. Beauregarde. From there, she went on to help with the rest of the Spring 2021 productions – PETER PAN JR. and URINETOWN before jumping right into being on staff for the Summer 2021 season – MOANA JR, THE TEMPEST, and THE LITTLE MERMAID. Briana has also been in the following BARCLAY productions: ACTORS IN (A) CRISIS (Vocalist), INTO THE WOODS (Florinda), THE ROACHES (Actor VI, BARCLAY Baseline), SHIMMER THE GLOWWORM (Scout), TAP DANCING THROUGH AUSCHWITZ (Emily), DRACULA (Cabin Boy, BARCLAY Baseline), THE MAD ONES (Kelly, BARCLAY Baseline), and SPRING AWAKENING (Anna, Martha U/S).

Other professional credits throughout the tri-county area and beyond include: THE THESIS (Lilah, Tennessee Stage Company), CHUCK AND ANN: A SHOW ABOUT EMPATHY (Ann, Momentum Stage). Educational credits: HEATHERS (Heather Duke), INTO THE WOODS (Little Red). You can also see Briana in the short film, The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love Story, based on the book written by Yanatha Desouvre and directed by Samuel LaDouceur. The film is the winner of multiple film festival awards across the US. Other film credits: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Cobweb, Florida Shakespeare Theater); DISPLACED, 1-2-3, BLUFF (University of Miami student films). Her reach has even extended to appearing in ads for TikTok! Briana also performs as a professional party princess with Little Light Princess Company.

When not on the stage, she is behind the desk manning all needs for the BARCLAY Academy and serving as executive assistant to Christine. She also has served as Production Manager, Director, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Sound Designer, Costume Assistant/Dresser, and any other hat she can wear in the moment! Along with her performance training and experience, Briana has an equally passionate love & developed skill set for costume design and sewing. Having honed her skills in the UM Costume Shop, Briana also works as a professional seamstress and costume designer. The Resident Costume Designer at Sol Theatre, Briana’s favorite productions she costumed include LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and MURDERED TO DEATH. She has also worked as the costume manager of the South Florida branch of THE POLAR EXPRESS and the wardrobe supervisor of the world premiere musical A WONDERFUL WORLD at Miami New Drama.

 In the free time that she has left, Briana is a content creator and is always looking forward to her next LARP (live action role-play) or cosplay convention. She also reads, writes, and loves portrait photography or researching historical costuming. Briana is thrilled to be a multi-faceted staff member for the BARCLAY family where she gets to use, develop and explore all of her passions and skills in one place!