Apphia Campbell

IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow
Apphia Campbell

Apphia Campbell

IASH / Traverse Creative Fellow, August 2021 - March 2022

Project Title: Playwright in Residence

Apphia Campbell is originally from the United States, and graduated from Florida International University with a BFA in theatre performance. In 2013, she wrote her critically acclaimed piece, Black Is The Color Of My Voice which opened in Shanghai to rave reviews before performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014, where it sold out and has been touring the UK to venues such as St. James Theatre, Wilton’s Music Hall, and Oxford Playhouse.

In 2017, her new show with Meredith Yarbrough, Woke, was presented as part of the Made In Scotland Showcase, won a Scotsman Fringe First, a Highly Commended award from Amnesty International, and was shortlisted for the Filipa Bragança Award and Scottish Arts Club Theatre Award. In 2018, she continued to tour Woke and was featured in The Guardian's 50 shows to see at the Fringe and Vogue’s 5 shows not to miss at the Fringe. In 2018, she also became a member of the BBC Writers Room. In 2019, she made her West End debut with Black Is The Color Of My Voice which had rave reviews and a sold-out run. She also had a London premiere of Woke at the prestigious Battersea Arts Centre. 

She is working on a new play at IASH.