diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b792b25eef..34f047f17a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ apps/**/config/local.json
 /blob-report/
 /playwright/.cache/
 /playwright/.auth/
+# Stores local state data for playwright while it runs
+/playwright-data/
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/README.md b/libs/playwright-helpers/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/README.md
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/README.md
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/eslint.config.mjs b/libs/playwright-helpers/eslint.config.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/eslint.config.mjs
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/eslint.config.mjs
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/jest.config.js b/libs/playwright-helpers/jest.config.js
similarity index 83%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/jest.config.js
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/jest.config.js
index a2d98ee4db1..5211e018472 100644
--- a/libs/playwright-scenes/jest.config.js
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/jest.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const sharedConfig = require("../../libs/shared/jest.config.angular");
+const sharedConfig = require("../shared/jest.config.angular");
 
 module.exports = {
   ...sharedConfig,
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/package.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/package.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/package.json
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/project.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/project.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/project.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/project.json
diff --git a/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/authenticate-as.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/authenticate-as.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df1599290fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/authenticate-as.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
+import { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { webServerBaseUrl } from "@playwright-config";
+
+import { Play, Scene } from "@bitwarden/playwright-helpers";
+
+const hostname = new URL(webServerBaseUrl).hostname;
+const dataDir = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_DATA_DIR ?? "playwright-data";
+// Ensure data directory exists
+if (!fs.existsSync(dataDir)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(dataDir, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+type AuthedUserData = {
+  email: string;
+  password: string;
+  scene: Scene;
+};
+
+type AuthenticatedContext = {
+  page: Page;
+  scene: Scene;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A map of already authenticated emails to their scenes.
+ */
+const AuthenticatedEmails = new Map<email, AuthedUserData>();
+
+function dataFilePath(email: string): string {
+  return `${dataDir}/auth-${email}.json`;
+}
+function sessionFilePath(email: string): string {
+  return `${dataDir}/session-${email}.json`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to ensure a user exists and is authenticated in playwright tests.
+ */
+export async function authenticateAs(
+  page: Page,
+  email: string,
+  password: string,
+): Promise<AuthenticatedContext> {
+  // Return existing scene if already authenticated
+  if (AuthenticatedEmails.has(email)) {
+    if (AuthenticatedEmails.get(email)!.password !== password) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Email ${email} is already authenticated with a different password (${AuthenticatedEmails.get(email)!.password})`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    await page.context().storageState({ path: dataFilePath(email) });
+    await loadSession(page, email);
+    return {
+      page,
+      scene: AuthenticatedEmails.get(email)!.scene,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return newAuthenticateAs(email, password);
+}
+
+function newAuthenticateAs(email: string, password: string): Promise<AuthenticatedContext> {
+  using scene = await Play.scene(new SingleUserRecipe({ email, password }), {
+    downAfterAll: true,
+  });
+  await page.goto("/#/login");
+
+  await page.locator("#login_input_email").fill(scene.mangle("test@example.com"));
+  await page.locator("#login_button_continue").click();
+
+  await page.locator("#login_input_password").fill("asdfasdfasdf");
+  await page.locator("#login_button_submit").click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Add it later" })).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Add it later" }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator("bit-simple-dialog")).toContainText(
+    "You can't autofill passwords without the browser extension",
+  );
+  await page.getByRole("link", { name: "Skip to web app" }).click();
+  await expect(page.locator("app-vault")).toContainText("There are no items to list. New item");
+
+  // Store the scene for future use
+  AuthenticatedEmails.set(email, { email, password, scene });
+
+  // Save storage state to avoid logging in again
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: dataFilePath(email) });
+  await saveSession(page, email);
+
+  return { page, scene };
+}
+
+async function saveSession(page: Page, email: string): Promise<void> {
+  // Get session storage and store as env variable
+  const sessionStorage = await page.evaluate(() => JSON.stringify(sessionStorage));
+  fs.writeFileSync("playwright/.auth/session.json", sessionStorage, "utf-8");
+
+  // Set session storage in a new context
+  const sessionStorage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("playwright/.auth/session.json", "utf-8"));
+  await context.addInitScript((storage) => {
+    if (window.location.hostname === "example.com") {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(storage)) {
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem(key, value);
+      }
+    }
+  }, sessionStorage);
+}
+
+async function loadSession(page: Page, email: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(sessionFilePath(email))) {
+    throw new Error("No session file found");
+  }
+  // Set session storage in a new context
+  const sessionStorage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(sessionFilePath(email), "utf-8"));
+  await context.addInitScript((storage) => {
+    if (window.location.hostname === hostname) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(storage)) {
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem(key, value);
+      }
+    }
+  }, sessionStorage);
+}
diff --git a/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/index.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..095c4ff3660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/acts/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Acts are Playwright setups that are intended to allow reuse across different tests.
+ * They should have logic to ensure they are run only once per unique input.
+ * They should also handle teardown of any resources they create.
+ * Finally, they should return any data needed to interact with the setup.
+ */
+
+export * from "./authenticate-as";
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/index.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/index.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/index.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/index.ts
index b29813125d7..204e59721f2 100644
--- a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/index.ts
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from "./scene";
 export * from "./recipes";
+export * from "./acts";
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/index.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/index.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/index.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/index.ts
index 616700ccbcb..d5034ed297a 100644
--- a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/index.ts
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Recipes represent server-side seed recipes to create data for tests.
+ */
+
 export * from "./organization-with-users.recipe";
 export * from "./single-user.recipe";
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/organization-with-users.recipe.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/organization-with-users.recipe.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/organization-with-users.recipe.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/organization-with-users.recipe.ts
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/recipe.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/recipe.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/recipe.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/recipe.ts
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/single-user.recipe.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/single-user.recipe.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/recipes/single-user.recipe.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/recipes/single-user.recipe.ts
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/scene.ts b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/scene.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/src/scene.ts
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/src/scene.ts
index 750c87a912d..89eb7bc2c93 100644
--- a/libs/playwright-scenes/src/scene.ts
+++ b/libs/playwright-helpers/src/scene.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,17 @@ import { Recipe } from "./recipes/recipe";
 // First seed points at the seeder API proxy, second is the seed path of the SeedController
 const seedApiUrl = new URL("/seed/seed/", webServerBaseUrl).toString();
 
-class Scene implements UsingRequired {
+/**
+ * A Scene contains logic to set up and tear down data for a test on the server.
+ * It is created by running a Recipe, which contains the arguments the server requires to create the data.
+ *
+ * Scenes are `Disposable`, meaning they must be used with the `using` keyword and will be automatically torn down when disposed.
+ * Options exist to modify this behavior.
+ *
+ * - {@link SceneOptions.noDown}: Useful for setting up data then using codegen to create tests that use the data. Remember to tear down the data manually.
+ * - {@link SceneOptions.downAfterAll}: Useful for expensive setups that you want to share across all tests in a worker or for writing acts.
+ */
+export class Scene implements UsingRequired {
   private inited = false;
   private _recipe?: Recipe<unknown>;
   private mangledMap = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -125,7 +135,7 @@ export class Play {
    *
    * Example usage:
    * ```ts
-   * import { Play, SingleUserRecipe } from "@bitwarden/playwright-scenes";
+   * import { Play, SingleUserRecipe } from "@bitwarden/playwright-helpers";
    *
    * test("my test", async ({ page }) => {
    *  using scene = await Play.scene(new SingleUserRecipe({ email: "
@@ -140,9 +150,10 @@ export class Play {
     recipe: T,
     options: SceneOptions = {},
   ): Promise<Scene> {
-    const scene = new Scene({ SCENE_OPTIONS_DEFAULTS, ...options });
+    const opts = { ...SCENE_OPTIONS_DEFAULTS, ...options };
+    const scene = new Scene(opts);
     await scene.init(recipe);
-    if (!scene.options.noDown) {
+    if (!opts.noDown) {
       seedIdsToTearDown.add(scene.seedId);
     }
     return scene;
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.eslint.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.eslint.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.eslint.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.eslint.json
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.lib.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.lib.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.lib.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.lib.json
diff --git a/libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.spec.json b/libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.spec.json
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/playwright-scenes/tsconfig.spec.json
rename to libs/playwright-helpers/tsconfig.spec.json
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index b62085d69da..6cf0d7671a9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
       "@bitwarden/vault-export-core": ["./libs/tools/export/vault-export/vault-export-core/src"],
       "@bitwarden/vault-export-ui": ["./libs/tools/export/vault-export/vault-export-ui/src"],
       "@bitwarden/web-vault/*": ["./apps/web/src/*"],
-      "@playwright-config": ["./playwright.config.ts"]
+      "@playwright-config": ["./playwright.config.ts"],
+      "@playwright-data": ["./playwright-data"]
     },
     "plugins": [
       {