Julie Holston

Theater Faculty
PAC 733
Phone: (602) 243-8267
E-Mail: julie.holston@smcmail.maricopa.edu

 

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“I am in the theatre because I am enthusiastically and compulsively committed to making sense of my life and of life in general.  My way of doing it is by living in the theater, by constantly being in contact with great minds through the classics I have chosen to direct over many years—and because I work with marvelous people who make me proud that I am human—great actors, designers, composers, and craftspersons.  They make me proud of being part of the human species—and that sense of celebration and all that flows from it—sustains my faith in being human.”

-John Hirsch

Teaching Experience:

• Over 15 years of experience teaching and directing theatre at the high school and college levels.
• Workshop Presenter at state, national and international theatre festivals.

Directing Experience:

• Over 15 years of directing experience
• Directed over 40 productions at high school, college, community, and professional level, including Mesa Youtheatre, the Bright Angel Players, and Artists Theatre Project
• Freelanced locally as a dramaturg and an assistant director
  

Education &Training:

• Master of Arts in Theatre, Emphasis in Directing
  Roosevelt University
• Bachelor of Science in Theatre/English Education
  Northern Arizona University

Additional Training & Post-Graduage Work:

• Shakespeare & Company Month-Long Intensive, Lenox, Massachusetts
• KCACTF Respondents Workshop, Phoenix, Arizona
• Oral History Theatre, University of Las Vegas, Nevada
• InterACTive Shakespeare Seminar, Arizona Center for
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Arizona State University
• Education Core sequence, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Awards:

• ariZoni Award recipient
• Eleven ariZoni nominations (eight of which were for productions at SMCC)
• Certified Employee of the Month, Apache Junction Unified School District
• Commitment to Excellence Award, Tolleson Union High School District
• Excellence in Education Award, 3 semesters

MCCD Committees:

• Theatre Articulation Task Force, Co-Chair
• Theatre Instructional Council
• Faculty Staffing Committee
• Academic Standards Committee

SMCC Student Organizations:

• Spotlight Productions, Club Advisor
• GLBSU, Club Advisor
• Professional Organizations:
• Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Region 8
• Representative to KCACTF
• Arizona Theatre Alliance, Board Member
• Arizona State Thespians, Board Member
• Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
• Educational Theatre Association
• GLSEN