The Person Behind the Artist
A Little About Me!
Hi! I'm Julia and I am just a girl who loves to perform and create art. I am a Fall River, Massachusetts Native who has always grown up with a love for singing and dancing. I began my theatrical education at On Stage Academy of Performing Arts at the age of four and I am now working towards of Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre at Dean College. I love being able to tell a story that touches an audience through music and movement.
At Dean, I have also had the opportunity to not only explore my passion for performing, but choreography as well! I hold a special place in my heart for creating stories through all forms of dance that an audience can love and that dancers love doing. I began choreographing in children's theatre productions, then brought my creative joy for choreographing my own pieces with collegiate level dancers at Dean. I later brought my interest in choreography working as an Assistant Choreographer at Stagedoor Manor this past summer where I discovered a new love for theatrical dance education. While auditioning for professional and collegiate productions while balancing my course load in my final year at Dean, I can be found exercising my new passion for dance education teaching musical theatre dance to children ages 9-15.
Up next, you can find me performing in Dean College's Theatre Senior Showcase! Come by and see me perform on April 26th and 27th in the Dean College Mainstage.
Performance
I am on track to graduate with my BFA in 2025, where I have been a part of many theatre and dance productions! Most recently, I have been seen on the MainStage this season in Let it Be, an original, conceptualized work featuring the music of The Beatles. I performed as a member of the Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, where I was privileged enough to be directed by the original writer of the conceptualized story as it was being workshopped. I have just begun to perform professionally in 2025. I most recently worked in the ensemble with Raye Lynn Mercer and Clay Rice Thompson (Bways Moulin Rouge, King Kong, Matilda, and Newsies) in The Producers at Franklin Performing Arts Company.
Choreography
This past year, I have finally brought my love for choreographing to Dean. I had the privilege of being the choreographer of the Class of 2027's New Thespian Showcase where I was able to work with phenomenal dancers for a spunky dance break to "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King. I also choroegraphed my own piece to "Dancing Through Life" from Wicked at the Joan Palladio School of Dance's Collaboration Showcase this Spring. I later flourished my skills this past summer at Stagedoor Manor, assistant choreographing a diverse resume of shows such as Mary Poppins, Nunsense MEGA, and Babes in Arms.
