Julia Fisher

*Winner, Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, 2022*

Jacklean is driving her whip-smart teenage granddaughter Georgia to her house for the weekend when they decide to play Things Needing Explanation - a game from Georgia’s childhood where the two try to outsmart each other with made-up crime scenes. But when the invented crime begins to have eerie parallels to the real world, Georgia and Jacklean must unite their love of murder mysteries and each other to solve the case and save their family.

You’ve received an invitation to Hellfire, a Christian haunted house experience hosted by your local evangelical church.

You arrive, and a charismatic stage manager/demon ushers you from scene to frightening scene to bear witness to various sins and the ways they wreak havoc on lives.

But the night takes an unexpected turn as actors run offstage in tears, the stage manager receives emergency phone calls, and you stumble into rooms you’re definitely not supposed to be in.

As you eavesdrop on backstage conversations and whispered hallway interactions between the actors and crew, you begin to see the people behind the hell house - and their stories might just complicate everything you’re supposed to be learning.

A convergence of Sleep No More meets Heroes of the Fourth Turning meets But I’m a Cheerleader, Hellfire asks what - and who - we’re afraid of, and if we can really save each other from hell.

Commanded to kill her husband on their wedding night to procure the freedom of herself and her sisters, Hypermnestra hesitates.

This 10-minute play is a part of a larger piece in progress that reinvigorates Greek mythology through the eyes of the women, femmes, and queer folk who lived it.

Are you always worried about saying the wrong thing? Does trying to be politically correct make your brain spin? Then come on down to BIASWORLD, where you can practice exactly what to say as many times as it takes until you get it right. You don’t have to worry about offending anyone here, because these aren’t real people - they’re actors!

Amari is brand new to BIASWORLD, a theme park that claims to be able to cure people of any bias. Although Amari’s father is skeptical of her new job, Amari can’t wait to begin her position on the combat team as well as her mentorship with the illustrious CEO and founder of BIASWORLD, Dr. Allison Mason. As Amari and her coworkers navigate problematic clients, illicit romance, and an emotionally charged workspace, they begin to uncover that BIASWORLD may not be the utopia that it seems.

A modern-day feminist retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Hyde is an explosion of female rage, freedom, and power.

Jackie, a young Black psychopharmacologist, has developed a drug called Hyde that allows women and femmes to access the parts of themselves repressed by society: pleasure, liberation, certainty, fury. After losing funding for a clinical trial, Jackie decides to take Hyde on her own – and her group of best friends decide to take it with her. Uninhibited and primal, this adaptation explores what could happen if women were granted access to their rage.

*Winner, Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, 2022*

Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk is perhaps the most brilliant detective mind of her time, but the “lads” of Scotland Yard have a hard time recognizing that. In their very first adventure, Lady Molly and her Watson-esque partner Mary Granard are called in as a last resort to solve a seemingly unsolvable mystery. Based on the 1910 story by Baroness Emmuska Orczy (who also famously wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel), this classic Edwardian detective story will thrill anyone who enjoys that one famous British sleuth… oh, what was his name again?

A man poisoned by hot chocolate. A unidentified woman in a large hat. A judgemental aunt. Two gossiping servants. A stunning foreign woman with a not-so-secret grudge. All ingredients for a mystery that only Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk and Mary Granard can solve.

Lady Molly is perhaps the most brilliant detective mind of the early 1900s, but the “lads” of Scotland Yard have a hard time accepting that. After cracking the seemingly unsolvable case of the murder at Ninescore, Lady Molly and her Watson-esque partner Mary Granard are placed in charge of a headline-making London murder.

A four-part wandering radio play with live sound effects, following three college seniors on a night where everything changes. Each of the four scenes is approximately 5 minutes long, and can be viewed/listened to in any order.

Based on a beloved Italian folktale, Befana the Christmas Witch features four young Italian sisters who are devising a musical about Befana to perform for their family for the holidays. This silly, whimsical, fun-for-the-whole-family tale is filled with music, sisterly love, and the magic of theatre.

Tatterhood and Sunniva think they understand why their mother never lets them leave their castle. But when the twin princesses set out on a quest to rescue their kidnapped goat, they learn there is much more to the story than the Queen let on. Magic and danger lurk in the forest as the sisters encounter conniving trolls, condescending townspeople, a kick-lining witch, and nefarious princes… all of whom force the sheltered girls to confront how the outside world really sees them. Featuring original songs and daring swordplay, Tatterhood is a reimagining of a Norwegian fairy tale about sisterhood, identity, and trust in oneself.

Characters popping in and out of different “windows” actually makes sense in this heartwarming written-for-the-virtual-space adventure for the whole family. 10-year-old Skyler can’t wait to show off their newest invention at the Ohio Invention Fair until a flood traps them at home. When they make a desperate wish to escape, they suddenly find themselves able to talk to the characters in books. Can Rapunzel, Merlin, and Long John Silver help Skyler get to the Invention Fair in time? Join Skyler and their trusty Teddy in a race against time filled with science, magic, and memorable characters as Skyler learns what being an inventor is really about.

Step into the majestic Akron Civic Theatre and discover a world of history and wonder. No matter where you actually are, you can experience this extraordinary landmark through this guided audio tour. One of only five remaining atmospheric theatres designed by John Eberson in the United States, the Akron Civic Theatre is a grand example of the great movie palaces of the 1920s.

This piece was commissioned by Radio on the Lake Theatre as a part of their project "Listening to History," a radio play tour of historic landmarks in Akron, Ohio. This tour was specifically designed for the visually challenged, in partnership with the Akron Blind Center, and is a testament to the belief that history should be accessible to all

In this one-minute (or thereabouts) radio play, a high-stakes family drama plays out over one man's voicemail.

In this one-minute (or thereabouts) radio play, two people race through time to escape whatever is hunting them.