Julia Sirna-Frest's guest appearances

Julia Sirna-Frest

Talking Theater

Isaac Butler

Adam Szymkowicz

Ilana Levine

Suzy Newman

Kevin Harris

Marc Smith

Lauren Gunderson

Marc Ensign

Erin Cronican

Kate Hamill

Idris Goodwin

Rachel Grossman

Jose Solís

Jamil Jude

Brendan Hines

OwlTail

Julia Sirna-Frest is an actor and singer based in New York. She was most recently seen as Margit in Seder at Hartford Stage.   And in the title role of: [Porto] which played at The Bushwick Starr last year where it was an NYT Critics Pick and The Times review said it was quote: “an excellent cast led by the wonderful Ms. Sirna-Frest”  Porto makes its Off-Broadway premiere at the WP Theater.  Other productions include: A Tunnel Year (The Chocolate Factory), and The Offending Gesture  (The Connelly);   Julia is also a Founding member of the Obie award-winning Half Straddle Company, where just a few of her shows include: Ghost Rings, Ancient Lives; Seagull (Thinking of you), and In the Pony Palace Football. Julia also fronts Doll Parts, Brooklyn's premiere Dolly Parton cover band, and composes music with Shane Chapman for productions such as Welcome to the Gun Show (Ars Nova) and IceBand (HERE Arts Center). Julia talks with Marc about creating wild, inventive theater, devising works by composing rock music with the dialogue of playwrights like O'Neill and Chekhov, her upcoming Broadway run of [Porto], audition stories, and gaining more control over her career by creating many artistic outlets - like her Dolly Parton cover band!

Julia Sirna-Frest is an actor and singer based in New York. She was most recently seen as Margit in Seder at Hartford Stage.   And in the title role of: [Porto] which played at The Bushwick Starr last year where it was an NYT Critics Pick and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/theater/review-porto-features-a-bar-regular-looking-for-love.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Times review</a> said it was quote: “an excellent cast led by the wonderful Ms. Sirna-Frest” Porto makes its Off-Broadway premiere at the <a href="http://wptheater.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">WP Theater</a>.  Other productions include: A Tunnel Year (The Chocolate Factory), and The Offending Gesture  (The Connelly);   Julia is also a Founding member of the Obie award-winning Half Straddle Company, where just a few of her shows include: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/theater/review-tina-satters-ghost-rings-an-elliptical-tale-of-lost-connections.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ghost Rings</a>, Ancient Lives; Seagull (Thinking of you), and In the Pony Palace Football. Julia also fronts Doll Parts, Brooklyn's premiere Dolly Parton cover band, and composes music with <a href="http://www.anywherenorth.com/about.php" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Chapman</a> for productions such as Welcome to the Gun Show (Ars Nova) and I<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/theater/review-cheering-up-eugene-oneill-with-song-dance-and-puppets.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ceBand</a> (HERE Arts Center). Julia talks with Marc about creating wild, inventive theater, devising works by composing rock music with the dialogue of playwrights like O'Neill and Chekhov, her upcoming Broadway run of [Porto], audition stories, and gaining more control over her career by creating many artistic outlets - like her Dolly Parton cover band!

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