My primary goal as a theater reviewer is to write an honest critique of a play that promotes interest in the production and/or theater company, and prompts conversation about the play's core themes. My approach is respectful, compassionate, and constructive. I try to be insightful and look for nuance. I do not believe in tearing down artists. I see theater critics as a bridge between artists and their potential audience. I want to encourage engagement between theater makers and theater goers. I want you to love theater as much as I do.
I have been reviewing plays for the Theater Mirror since 2019. Below is a catalog of those reviews. You may also find my reviews on Instagram: @ReviewsByJulie
‘Summer, 1976’ offers Thoughtful Retrospective On a Friendship Found and Lost
The simplicity of Summer, 1976 makes it easy to minimize its value. Like most women we know, Diana and Alice are deeply flawed, laden with loneliness, and longing for more.
It’s a Mad Victorian World in URT’s ‘Vanity Fair’
Vanity Fair tells the story of two young women who are thrown into a mad, unforgiving world full of scoundrels, villains, and thieves; people who are selfish, jealous, money-grubbing and power-hungry– a world not so different from our own.