Raised in Arkansas, Harlie, attended the University of Central Arkansas, where she received her B.A. in Theatre and studied film as her minor. Harlie first started stage managed her freshman year and immediately fell in love with it. She continued to stage manage/assistant stage manage throughout her undergrad. She also worked on many student film projects as the 1st Assistant Director.

After graduating from UCA she moved to North West Arkansas to work at Theatre Squared. She first worked as an overhire technician, then as a Season Stage Manager, and then as a Seasonal Stage Ops Assistant. Within those three years she worked on new works, world premiers, co-productions, and even events around the theatre. Within the first year of living in NWA Harlie also had the great opportunity to work on the Latinx Theatre Projects new play, Arrivals & Salidas.

Currently, Harlie is the Seasonal Stage Ops Assistant at Theatre Squared. This season she has worked on A Raisin in the Sun, Twenty50, A Christmas Carol, Primary Trust, and Twelfth Night.