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INTIMACY DIRECTOR

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The Right Room at BorderLight Fringe Festival. Photo by Mark Horning.
"Julia's compassion, relatability, and kindness make her so well suited for intimacy direction.
For actors who aren't well versed in intimacy, it can be an intimidating or frightening process.
She approached it with humor and tenderness and made it very comfortable."

Samantha Cocco, actor

​Work​​​

Intimacy Director on 40+ productions.

Resident ID at Dobama Theatre (2024-current) and Rubber City Theatre (2021-2023).

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​TRAINING​​​

Certified Intimacy Director, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators

  • 150 hours of intensive training on intimacy for the stage.

  • a year-long mentorship under Claire Warden of Broadway's Company, Slave Play, and Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. 

 

Teaching Artist and Curriculum Developer, IDC, 2022-2024

  • 100+ hours of teaching consent-forward work to global participants.

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100+ hours of additional intimacy-specific training.

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500+ hours of supplemental training in the following categories:

  • Accessibility

  • Allyship and Advocacy

  • Anti-Harassment / Anti-Sexual Harassment

  • Anti-Racism / Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

  • Bystander Intervention

  • Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

  • Mediation / Conflict Resolution

  • Mental Health First Aid / Trauma Stewardship

  • Teaching Pedagogy / Group Facilitation​

The Right Room
BorderLight Fringe Festival
How To Live In a House On Fire
Cleveland Public Theatre's Test Flight
RUST: A Story of Steel and Grit 
Dobama Theatre
Peter/Wendy
Dobama Theatre
Tu Ternura Molotov
LatinUs Theater
POTUS
Dobama Theatre
Significant Other
Dobama Theatre
A View from the Bridge
Cain Park
Big Fish
Cain Park
The Light
Ensemble Theatre
Fun Home
Cain Park
DESCRIBE THE NIGHT
Ensemble Theatre
Five Times In One NIGHT
Broadview Heights Spotlights
Anything Goes
Rubber City Theatre
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE:
A RUST BELT ADAPTATION
Rubber City Theatre
Bedroom Culture
Cleveland Public Theatre, Test Flight
Heartbreakers in hell
Rubber City Theatre
ON THE LINE
Rubber City Theatre
A Midsummer night's Dream
Ohio Shakespeare Festival
Love in Reserve
Rubber City Theatre
Intro to Intimacy
Workshop Assistant
Ohio Shakespeare Festival

© 2025 by Julia Fisher.

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