Leasharn is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. I am the author for over 20 full length plays and 4 original screenplay. I serve as the Artistic Director and Founder of New Life Productions, LLC. I am a freelance director and "script" doctor. I serve as the artistic advisor for 2 prison arts program. I am one of the coordinators and directors for the National Black Theatre Festival’s Readers Series Theatre. I have been considered for the John Simon Guggenheim Fellow in the Drama Category twice, the Princess Grace Fellow for Playwright, and the Rockefellar Foundation Artist Residency at Bellagio, Italy. In 2010, I received the Passing the Torch Award from the Renaissance Foundation. Currently, I am the SC Arts Commission’s Artist Residency for Literary Writing.