Julie Holston
Julie Holston has been teaching, directing, and producing theatre in the Phoenix area for over twenty years. In addition to academic settings, she works locally as a freelance director/dramaturg with alternative, community and professional theatres. She has studied with Tectonic Theatre Project, SITI Company, the Centre for Playback Theatre, and Shakespeare & Company, and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts through Goddard College. Locally, she conducts trainings in Creative Drama, Theatre for Social Change, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and Shakespeare’s First Folio method, and has presented numerous workshops at state, national and international theatre festivals. Currently serving as the Theatre Instructional Council Chair for the Maricopa Community College District, she and her students maintain active involvement in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, where she serves as the Region VIII Circuit 4 Coordinator. Several of the productions Julie has directed at South Mountain Community College and other venues have received ariZoni nominations in multiple categories, including Best Director and Best Overall Production.
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
- 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