Julie Buckler is a theatre artist, visual artist, and community advocate with over 30 years of experience in performance, directing, and arts leadership. She has appeared on stage with Portsmouth Little Theatre, Southern Ohio Light Opera, and Venice Theatre, and has performed vocally as a soloist with the Venice Performing Arts Center/Venice Chorale. Julie is also the Founder of The Fifth Row, a theatre review blog dedicated to celebrating and critiquing community and regional theatre. Passionate about making the arts accessible, she combines her stage experience with her background in arts education and nonprofit leadership to highlight the power of live performance in building community.

Credits

JULIE ANN BUCKLER

ACTING/VOCAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

PORTSMOUTH LITTLE THEATRE, Portsmouth, Ohio

• Rose, Secret Garden
• Amanda Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie
• Bloody Mary, South Pacific
• Lady Beaconsfeld/Guinevere, Jeckyll and Hyde Musical
• Mrs Mullen, Carousel
• Latrell, Sordid Lives
• Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Johnna, August: Osage County
• Suzy Hendrix, Wait Until Dark

SOUTHERN OHIO LIGHT OPERA, Portsmouth, Ohio

• Ensemble, HMS Pinafore
• Ensemble, The Gondoliers
• Ensemble, Iolanthe
• Ensemble, Various other Gilbert and Sullivan Light operas

VENICE THEATRE, Venice, FL

• Mammy, Wiley and the Hairy Man, Directed by Kelly Duyn
• Diana, Lend Me A Tenor, Directed by Ron Ziegler
• Messua, Jungle Book, Directed by Kristopher Geddie
• May, Gulf View Drive, Directed by Kelly Woodland
• Martha/Tourist/Lounge Singer, Guys and Dolls, Directed by Dewayne Barrett
• Madame de La Grande Bouche, Beauty and the Beast, Directed by Murray Chase
• Stage Manager, She Kills Dragons, Directed by Kelly Duyn
• Stage Manager, Assisted Living the Musical, The Home For the Holidays, Directed by Brad Wages

THE VENICE CHORALE, Venice, FL

• Member of Venice Chorale under the direction of Peter Madpak

BOARD EXPERIENCE

• Former member, Board of Directors for Portsmouth Little Theatre
• Former member, Board of Directors for Portsmouth Area Arts Council
• Grants Committee, Venice Art Center

COMMUNITY OUTREACH/PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE

• Owner and Artist at Julie’s Art Room. 
• Program Manager and artist for the 2nd Street Fire Hydrant Public Art Project, Portsmouth, Ohio. 
• Public artist for FantaSea Venice, Mermaid located in front of Cafe Venice, Venice, FL
• Set painter – Rocky Horror Picture Show, Paramount Arts Center
• Makeup artist, Portsmouth Little Theatre
• Production intern, Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota, FL

SPECIAL AREAS OF STUDY

• Nonprofit administration and grant writing
• Special effects makeup artistry, Kosart Atelier, Chicago, IL
• Special effects costume design
• Set design and painting
• Theatre lighting and sound operator