Welcome!
Hi there! I'm Denise J. Hart, a multi-hyphenate scholar and creative raised in the midwest. I'm a bit of a globe trotter, which means I'll work pretty much anywhere a story takes me!
As a professor at Howard University I've helped shape the lives of hundreds of young people through my role as area coordinator for writing for stage and screen with a focus on playwriting and TV Scriptwriting, in the Department of Theatre Arts.
While you're here, please check out my work: research, playwriting, TV Scriptwriting/Play Development and Production dramaturgy and directing. Plus, Student Success to see how my former students are making an impact in the world!
For fun I love family history and genealogy. Check out my 30 second ancestory.com commercials - One which focuses on Howard University and Two which focus on my family's role in post Black Reconstruction!
Scroll down to learn about the projects I'm working on and where I'll show up next in the world. Hey, you never know, maybe we'll bump into each other!
Cheers,
Denise Joy, MFA
I'm contributing to this dope discussion on the STATE OF DC BLACK THEATRE, a series celebrating DC Black Theatre for Black Diaspora theatre practitioners.
We begin with The Convening on February 13th, 2025 from 6:30p to 8:30p at Eaton House, 1203 K Street NW, Washington, DC. Free. RSVP at dcblacktheatre.eventbrite.com.
Howard Players Theatre History Archive is a publicly accessible digital humanities research project that documents the Howard Players theatrical production from 2019-1909.
This research repository makes public for the first time a comprehensive digitized snapshot of the evolution of the Howard Players theatrical production spanning more than 100 years.
March 15, 2025 reading of "40 Acres and a Laptop" by 2024/2025 Play Development Lab finalist Michelle Tyrene Johnson.
March 14, 2025 reading of "Feebleminded" by 2024/2025 Play Development Lab finalist Melda Beaty.
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