Alongside her busy teaching schedule, Julia dedicates time to further her own career as a actress and music director - allowing her to provide currently and timely advice to students on the business of singing in addition to technique. Favorite roles include: Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Diana in Lend Me A Tenor, Little Edie in Grey Gardens, and herself in many cabarets. She has served as music director for productions at both Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA and The Candlelight Theatre in Wilmington, DE.
She credits her career to an early love of music influenced by her upbringing (her father as a choral director and teacher, and her mother as a dancer, actor, and teacher).