I am a playwright, director, and actor. I have been an active member of Winchester Little Theatre (WLT), in Virginia’s Northern Shenandoah Valley, since August 2016.
I organized two new scripts festivals at WLT, highlighting the work of local playwrights with staged readings. A one-act version of my play, The Witness Tree, was featured in the 2021 festival. I later expanded it to a full-length play, and it was produced on the main stage at WLT in January 2025.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts from Texas A&M University and a Master of Arts in public history, with a specialization in historic preservation, from the University of South Carolina. I am currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, focusing on playwriting, at the Mississippi University for Women.
For more information and samples of scripts, visit my profile on New Play Exchange.
Betsy Arnett 