JULIA MARIE BLACK
Your bright, classic and clever Leading Lady with a penchant for playing historical women
Headshot by Michael Kushner
Actor
Acting
ADK Lakes Theatre Festival
This summer, Julia will be headed up to the Adirondacks to play the role of the Nurse in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the ADK Lakes Summer Theatre Festival
Acting
Son of a bysshe
This past year, Julia took 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 that 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.
Writing
Why I’m Afraid to Call Myself a Magician
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.
The lecture explores the titlar question by breaking down the etymology behind the term “Magician” and what it has come to mean in our modern lexicon, especially in relation to the inclusion of women in the magic entertainment industry.
Acting
In Search of Edgar Allen Poe
In this two-part documentary by East Rock Films, Julia voiced the role of Edgar Allen Poe’s wife Virginia Poe.
Playwrighting
Act-Draft-Direct
Julia’s play Everything Feels Like the End of the World was 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.
Experience
My Recent Work
As You Like It
Celia, 2025
Hamlet
Ophelia, 2024
Romeo and Juliet
Juliet, 2019
Contact Me
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Headshot by Michael Kushner Photography
