JULIA MARIE BLACK

Your bright, classic and clever Leading Lady with a penchant for playing historical women

Headshot by Michael Kushner

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Acting

Son of a bysshe

This spring, Julia will be taking on the role. of Mary in the short film Son of a Bysshe. This story is from the perspective of the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who has run away with his wife Harriet, and gone to work under his idol William Godwin. It’s there he meets Mary Godwin. The story is based on historical events, but with a slight twist: Mary and Harriet are represented by mannequins. The story is about the danger of falling in love with the idea of someone, and questions how much we should let “love” guide our actions.

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Acting

In Search of Edgar Allen poe

This past year, Julia voiced Virginia Poe in the two part documentary series In Search of Edgar Allen Poe.

Writing

lecture

In November 2024, Julia gave her lecture Why I’m Afraid to Call Myself a Magician at the Discover Magic Conference in Orlando, FL to great aclaim and even recieved a special award from the founders of Discover Magic for her contribution to the conference.

Playwrighting

Act-Draft-Direct

Julia’s play Everything Feels Like the End of the World has been officially selected for the Act-Draft-Direct 2024 Season!

The play reading was held at The Producer’s Club in New York City and was directed by Ashley Griffin.

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Acting

Hamlet

This July, Julia toured the Adirondacks in one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies as Ophelia.

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Playwriting

Everything Feels Like the End of the World

Julia’s latest play follows an angel and a demon as they fight over a human soul in a dark comedy about life, death and everything that comes after.

Most recently, Everything Feels Like the End of the World directed by Noelle Elise Crites recieved a staged reading at The Access Theatre Project in Cleveland, OH as a part of it’s New Play Series. The reading starred Sa’Renn Nikol as Angie and Rebekah Mallory as Devon and featured voiceovers performed by Avery LaMar Pope and music by David Bays.

Production Photo by Kyle Meyer

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