ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm Julia.

I'm a singer, actress, dancer, and choreographer based in the Washington, DC area, originally from the tiny town of Texarkana, Texas. I fell in love with theatre before I was old enough to perform—at two years old, I was caught twirling in the wings of my sister's dance recital, completely enchanted by the lights, music, and movement.

I graduated from John Brown University with a B.S. in Mathematics and emphases in Musical Theatre, Vocal Performance. Since then, I've been fortunate to perform in productions such as Into the Woods, Anastasia, The Little Mermaid, Little Women, Godspell, Something Rotten!, and Big Fish.

Outside of theatre, I love coffee shops, museums, long conversations, dinner parties, and the occasional math proof. I'm passionate about creating work that reflects truth, beauty, and goodness — and I'm grateful every time I get to tell stories that connect people.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm so glad you're here.

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Something I’m Passionate About:

Every artist is tempted to make an idol of their work. With all the energy and effort we invest in the creative process, we question whether others will appreciate our work. Our worth becomes entangled with our art, and “Let me create something beautiful for you in this moment” becomes “Let me prove myself on this stage.” We invest ourselves in our art, but most people won’t get it. Most people won’t come. We struggle with an internal ache, lusting for “more,” for fame, for glory. We hide under a façade of putting on a smile, but the insecurities we face every time we step on stage — “Am I good enough? Will I ever be enough?” — are still present.

But happiness doesn’t come in fame and glory; it comes in the small, quiet moments of loving people and building genuine and honest relationships — through a life of faithfulness.

My hope for the art I create is that those I share it with leave with the desire to seek truth, beauty, and goodness — the true purpose of art — and to cultivate genuine relationships.

I hope others see in me a desire to bring joy to those around me rather than to impress, for it is through the cultivation of art that I have found true joy in serving others.

“Heavy” by Mary Oliver

That time

I thought I could not

go any closer to grief

without dying

I went closer, and I did not die.

Surely God

had his hand in this,

as well as friends.

Still, I was bent,

and my laughter,

as the poet said,

was nowhere to be found.

Then said my friend Daniel,

(brave even among lions),

“It’s not the weight you carry

but how you carry it –

books, bricks, grief –

it’s all in the way

you embrace it, balance it, carry it

when you cannot, and would not,

put it down.”

So I went practicing.

Have you noticed?

Have you heard

the laughter

that comes, now and again,

out of my startled mouth?

How I linger

to admire, admire, admire

the things of this world

that are kind, and maybe

also troubled – roses in the wind,

the sea geese on the steep waves,

a love to which there is no reply?