Briana Earhart is a South Florida native, born and raised, and has been involved in the performing arts her entire life, starting from her very dramatic birth. She graduated magna cum laude with her BA in Theatre Arts and a double-minor in Dance & Education from the University of Miami and has over fifteen years of experience working in the South Florida theatre community in both stage and film performance, costuming/wardrobe, and anything else she can pick up along the way. In 2023, she became the first and only 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 a few months later 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 on the BARCLAY stage in: ACTORS IN (A) CRISIS (Vocalist), INTO THE WOODS (Florinda), THE MAD ONES (Kelly, BARCLAY Baseline), SPRING AWAKENING (Anna, Martha U/S), and BIG FISH THE MUSICAL (Jenny Hill). She has also been a part of several original works and world premieres at BARCLAY: THE ROACHES by Mo Font (Actor VI, BARCLAY Baseline), SHIMMER THE GLOWWORM (Scout), TAP DANCING THROUGH AUSCHWITZ by Tyler Ellman (Emily), DRACULA: A METAL OPERA by Mo Font (Cabin Boy, BARCLAY Baseline), and most recently FLOWERS: AN AMERICAN PARABLE by Mo Font (Chleo).
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), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Elizabeth U/S), and touring Southern and Central Florida performing Shakespeare in schools. Educational credits: HEATHERS (Heather Duke, Choreographer), INTO THE WOODS (Little Red), LITTLE WOMEN (Amy March). 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: DOPAMINE INC (Me Pictures); 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!
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 has also served as Production Manager, Director, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Sound Designer, Costume Designer, Hair and Makeup Designer, and any other hat she can wear in the moment! BARCLAY Directing/Assistant Directing Credits: PUFFS, ESTHER: A PERSIAN MUSICAL, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND, DAMN YANKEES, and THE AMAZING LEMONADE GIRL.
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 University of Miami Ring Theatre Costume Shop, Briana also works as a professional seamstress and costume designer. In her years as the resident costume designer at Sol Theatre, Briana’s favorite productions she costumed included 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. Now she happily works as the costume designer for BARCLAY and enjoys bringing together her love of history and costuming to create thoughtful and cohesive designs that actors feel confident and comfortable in.
In the free time 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, plays crossword puzzles, and loves portrait photography. 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!
