Julia Nish-Lapidus

Julia (she/her) is a director, actor, educator, and producer, as well as Co-Artistic Director of both the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and Toronto’s Shakespeare BASH’d. 

As a director, Julia has worked across Ontario, including 4 seasons at the Stratford Festival, where she also continues to facilitate events for their Forum series. Selected directing credits: Cymbeline, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare BASH’d), Play On! A Shakespeare-Inspired Mixtape (Stratford Festival), Romeo & Juliet (YES/STC), 3Tempests (Shakespeare In Action), The Duchess of Malfi & The Revenger’s Tragedy (Co-Director, Toronto Metropolitan University), The Tom & Gertie Letters Project (Co-Director, SpringWorks), Modern Love (Co-Creator, Canadian Stage).

Julia has worked as the Managing Director of Common Boots Theatre and serves as a producing mentor with the Toronto Fringe Festival. She is a graduate of the joint acting program at UofT and Sheridan College.

Julia loves spending the summer in Prescott with her family and the incredible community in the town and area!

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