JULIERADA info@julierada.com www.julierada.com The LIDA Project Associate Artistic Director (with Brian Freeland) and Company Member since 2006 Interim Artistic Director from June 2010 through December 2010 Countdown to Zero Founder and Co-Artistic Director (with Brian Freeland) since 2007 Vicious Trap Founder, Sucker, Co-Artistic Director (with Eric Meyer) since 2009
EDUCATION Arizona State University (Contemporary Performance MFA program - 2014) (AZ) – In Progress Naropa University (Contemplative Psychology/Expressive Arts and Well-Being) (CO) New York University/Tisch School of the Arts (Acting/Experimental Theatre Wing) (NY) Emerson College (Acting/BFA Track) (MA)
PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION
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THEATER
Asylum SparrowSong POVV The House of the Spirits Roller Skating With My Cousin a murder one less Conviction Joseph K My Name is Rachel Corrie Five Women Wearing…Dress 1984 MANSON | family valUeS My Burning Tires A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Taming of the Shrew The Bedbug The Vagina Monologues A Chorus Line Romeo and Juliet Laughing Wild A Man for All Seasons
Renee Ava (the girl) Number 148 Clara Jodie Foster, LHC, et al. Woman Isabel Felice Rachel Corrie Meredith Julia Sandra “Blue” Good Solo Performer Hermia Bianca/Lucentio Zoya Berezkina Various Judy Juliet Woman Lady Margaret More
Vessel Productions (AZ) Binary Theatre at ASU (AZ) ASU Mainstage (AZ) ASU Mainstage (AZ) The LIDA Project (CO) Vicious Trap@Boulder Fringe (CO) Maya Productions (CO) The LIDA Project (CO) Countdown to Zero (CO +tour) Playwright Theatre (CO) Miner’s Alley Playhouse (CO) The LIDA Project, London Tour Boulder Fringe Festival ’05 (CO) Miner’s Alley Playhouse (CO) Denver Repertory Theater (CO) Mount Holyoke Stage (MA) Tisch Talent Guild/NYU (NY) Emerson College Stage (MA) Fountain Hills Theater (AZ) New School for the Arts (AZ) Theater Works (AZ)
FILM | TELEVISION | COMMERCIAL My Son Is Innocent Three Card Stud Lockheed Martin | “Management” Rocky Mountain Health | “4 Seasons” Obama Online | “Rock the Vote”
ABC Movie of the Week Emerson College Principal | Industrial Principal | TV Commercial Principal | Web Commercial
Arizona Productions Emerson Student Films Rocky Mountain A/V Productions CCT Advertising Two Voters/Pattern Rez
CREATION | DIRECTING | DESIGN | OTHER PRODUCTION WORK PRODUCTION
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soot and spit
MainStage at Arizona State University
Assistant Director (to Kim Weild), Julie Rada 1
Dramaturg SparrowSong
Binary Theatre at Arizona State Univ.
Co-Creator, Sound Design, Solo Performer
POVV
MainStage at Arizona State University
Co-Creator in Ensemble Devising, Sound Design, Performer
glASS (and other imponderables) Vicious Trap @ Titwrench Fest
Creator, Producer, Production Design, Marketing
HOT+WAX: On Being Too Big to Fail The LIDA Project
Creator/Primary Writer, Producer, Director, Development Facilitator, Properties Design, Marketing
Mouse in a Jar
The LIDA Project
Producer, Director, Properties Design, Stage Management, Marketing
missa populi
Vicious Trap
Co-Producer, Co-Writer
Roller Skating with My Cousin
The LIDA Project
Co-Producer, Development Collaborator, Costume Design, Properties Design, Marketing
a murder one less
Vicious Trap @ 2009 Boulder Fringe
Creator/Writer, Producer, Director, Costume Design, Properties Design, Marketing
Joseph K
The LIDA Project
Co-Producer, Costume Design, Properties Design, Stage Management, Marketing
rain/ of terror
The LIDA Project
Creator/Script Adaptor, Co-Producer, Director, Choreography, Costume Design, Scenic Design, Properties Design, Assistant Lighting Design, Marketing
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Countdown to Zero
Co-Producer, Costume Design, Properties Design, Stage Manager
Untitled #39 (for the Dresden Dolls)
The LIDA Project
Co-Creator, Co-Producer, Production Design, Solo Performer
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Countdown to Zero
Co-Producer, Costume Design, Properties Design, Tour Coordinator, Marketing, Solo Performer
9 Parts of Desire
Curious Theatre Company
Properties Design
pussy +6 (365 Days/365 Plays, week 4) The LIDA Project
Director, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Properties Design
My Burning Tires
Writer/Creator, Producer, Director, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Properties Design, Marketing, Solo Performer
2005 Boulder Fringe Festival
Compleat Wrks‌Wlm Skspre[abd] Miner’s Alley Playhouse
Assistant Director, Stage Management, Properties Design
Camino Real
Assistant Director, Dramaturg, Puppet Design
Experimental Theatre Wing/NYU
OTHER TECHNICAL WORK scenic construction/building, simple rigging, lighting crew, sound, video, and lighting board operation, basic knowledge of SFX, Light Factory and Isadora, box office and ticket sales, house management Julie Rada 2
TRAINING | SKILLS Dance: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, African, etc. –Cleo Parker Robinson (CO) Movement: Contact Improvisation/ Body-Mind Centering –Wendell Beavers, Paul Langland (NY) Suzuki / Growtowski / Allan Wayne Technique –Paul Langland, Brenden McCall (NY) Growtowski Plastics –Angela Delichatsios (CO) Lecoq Auto Cours–Tonya Malik and LIDA (CO); Rachel Bowditch (AZ) Meyerhold Biomechanics –Vladimir Rovinsky and Lisa Channer (MA) Contemplative Movement/Somatics –Wendell Beavers, Erika Berland @ Sky Lake Lodge (NY) Voice: Fitzmaurice Voice Work –Micha Espinosa (AZ) Speaking/Linklater Voice Work –Cecil McKinnon (NY) Singing –Lisa Sokolow (NY); Ethie Friend (CO) Viewpoints –Mary Overlie, Wendell Beavers, Saskia Hecht, Catherine Coray (NY) Meisner Acting Technique –Terry Knickerbocker (NY); David Barker (AZ) Mime/Commedia –Jan Sickler (AZ) Masks (Neutral and Character, including construction) –Matthew Mazuroski (AZ) Theatre and Social Change –Kathy Randels @ the KO Festival (MA) Stage Combat (hand to hand) –Matthew Mazuroski and Tisch School of the Arts (AZ, NY) On Camera –Laura Sheeks, Donna Baldwin Talent Stand Up Comedy –Stand Up New York (NY) Yoga, Poetry, Crosswords, White Water Rafting, Fly Fishing, Roller Skating, Hula-Hooping
RECOGNITION | AWARDS Arizona State University – Contemporary Performance MFA Candidate Recipient of Dean’s Fellowship, Special Talent Award, HIDA Alumni Academic Scholarship glASS (and other imponderables) – Creator/Performer – Vicious Trap Named one of the “fifteen best Denver ART moments in 2011” by Susan Froyd at the Westword My Name is Rachel Corrie – Co-Producer/Performer – Countdown to Zero Nominated for a 2007 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Solo Performance Westword “Best of 2008” award for Best Performance in a One-Woman Show Westword "Best of 2008" award for Best Display of Theatrical Integrity The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Co-Producer/Designer – Countdown to Zero Nominated for a 2008 Henry Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance rain/ of terror – Creator/Co-Producer/Director/Designer – The LIDA Project Nominated for a 2009 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Lighting Design (Eric Meyer) Joseph K – Co-Producer/Designer/Performer – The LIDA Project Winner of a 2009 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best New Work Winner of a 2009 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Scenic Design (Brian Freeland) Mouse in a Jar – Producer/Director/Designer – The LIDA Project Winner of 2010 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress (Trina Magness) Nominated for a 2010 Denver Post Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kelleen Shadow) Nominated for a 2010 Denver Post Award for Best Scenic Design (Nick Kargel) Nominated for a 2010 Denver Post Award for Best Lighting Design (Steve Deidel) Nominated for a 2010 Denver Post Award for Best Sound Design (Brian Freeland)
ARTS ADMINISTRATION Volunteer Coordination, Facilities Management, Marketing and Promotions, Bookings, Contracts, and Events Management, Tour Coordination (booking, travel plans, out-of-town marketing, etc.), Box Office Management and Ticket Sales, Basics of: company branding/identity, grant writing, bookkeeping Software and Programs (basic knowledge or better): QuickBooks Online, Wordpress, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), Eventbee, Brown Paper Tickets, Microsoft Word/Excel, Basic MaxMSP
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