 Julie's
love of theatre goes back to her childhood in Washington DC where she
was enthralled by its magic at an early age. Marriage and family kept
her from the boards until 1994 when she decided that it was time to
fulfill a life long dream. She joined GSSCC then and hasn't looked back
since. She has been privileged to perform not only many G&S mezzo
roles - Phoebe (Yeomen of the Guard) and Mad Margaret (Ruddigore) being two of her favorites - but also that wonderful soprano diva Julia Jellicoe (The Grand Duke) - as well as the wonderful contralto roles, Katisha (Mikado), Fairy Queen (Iolanthe) and Lady Blanche (Princess Ida)
with Savoynet, the G&S Internet group, at the International G&S
Festival in Buxton, England in 2008, where she was nominated for Best
Performance by a Character Actress and most recently Ruth, “a piratical
maid of all work” (Philadelphia’s Savoy Company 2009 production of Pirates of Penzance).
She has served on the GSSCC Board in many capacities over the
years, and has produced numerous shows. She has also expanded her
theatrical endeavors into directing: HMS Pinafore for both Thespis Etc, in Media, and The Ardensingers, in Arden, DE; The Gondoliers and Trial by Jury for GSSCC; Patience for Thespis, Etc; Iolanthe in 2007 and Pirates of Penzance in
2008, for the Philadelphia G&S Union at the International G&S
Festival in Buxton England. She has performed at Forge Theatre,
Phoenixville (where she earned three Golden Anvil awards for her
performances); and the Footlighter’s Theatre, Berwyn. She is
soloist at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Chester, and has
performed in concerts in the area, most recently as soloist in the
Faure “Requiem”, Rutter’s “Requiem” and the Saint-Saens “Christmas
Oratorio”.
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