Julie is theatre maker from Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and holds a Diploma in Drama in Education and an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies from UCC.

Julie’s first play for children An Ant Called Amy is part of this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival 202 and will run in the wonderful Ark Theatre from Sept 26 th – 29 th .

An Ant Called Amy was written during her time as Theatre Artist in Residence at Roscommon Arts Centre. Originally produced by Roscommon Arts Centre, An Ant Called Amy tells the story of a busy little ant who learns to slow down. Underneath it is a gentle play about sibling loss. A story about a little ant who is missing her brother and who is working to forget until her supposed arch enemy, the brown spider, gently nudges Amy to find her brother’s memory in the everyday.

An Ant Called Amy directed by Raymond Keane and with Julie performing has just finished a successful run at this year’s Kilkenny Arts Festival. In June this year the play was invited to Traverse Theatre Edinburgh for Imaginate International Children’s Festival. Before that it was presented at Baboró International Arts Festival for Children in Galway.

Julie’s three short plays which she wrote and directed You Know Where to Find Me, Pink Makes the Boys Wink and Brideshead were presented this summer at the Boyle Arts Festival and the Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival. Pink Makes the Boys Wink was presented at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2023.

This year Julie is one of three Artist Researchers working on Creative Places Ballaghaderreen, an Arts Council funded initiative rooted in socially engaged arts practice and community principles. It builds on existing cultural strengths and is led by community participation and ideas.

Julie is over the moon to be back in Roscommon Arts Centre with an Artist Residency were she is currently working on a new full length play.

This Oct/Nov 2024 Julie will reprise her role as Josie in Christian O’Reilly’s award winning play No Magic Pill when it embarks on a National Tour.