Julia Fisher

Julia Fisher

Julia Fisher is a playwright, actor, director, and intimacy director based in Cleveland, Ohio. Julia has had original works commissioned and produced by Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Local, Radio on the Lake Theatre, the Twinsburg Public Library, and BorderLight Fringe Festival. She is a member and Representative of the Young Playwrights Collective, with whom she has written, workshopped, and presented...
Julia Fisher is a playwright, actor, director, and intimacy director based in Cleveland, Ohio. Julia has had original works commissioned and produced by Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Local, Radio on the Lake Theatre, the Twinsburg Public Library, and BorderLight Fringe Festival. She is a member and Representative of the Young Playwrights Collective, with whom she has written, workshopped, and presented additional pieces. Julia has trained with Cleveland Play House, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Theatrical Intimacy Education, and Movement and Combat Education. She has recently performed in productions and staged readings at Cleveland Play House, Ensemble Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, Playwrights Local, and other local theatre companies. Julia has also been involved with the Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival through Dobama Theatre in a variety of capacities. She is also the Resident Intimacy Director at Rubber City Theatre.

Plays

  • Things Needing Explanation
    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...
    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.
  • Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
    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...
    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?
  • Lady Molly of Scotland Yard: The Murder at Mathis Café
    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...
    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.
  • Befana the Christmas Witch
    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
    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...
    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.
  • Skyler's Storybook Adventure
    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,...
    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.
  • VOICEMAIL (a one-minute radio play)
    In this one-minute (or thereabouts) radio play, a high-stakes family drama plays out over one man's voicemail.
  • TIME (a one-minute radio play)
    In this one-minute (or thereabouts) radio play, two people race through time to escape whatever is hunting them.