Julie Coppens (she/her) has played many roles over a long career in theatre and journalism—including, this summer, writing, directing, and producing The Stork Files: True Stories of Adoption, Abortion, and Having No Choice at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, then teaching acting and Shakespeare with middle schoolers at Sitka Fine Arts Camp. Julie produced the student podcast Democracy & Z and the What Does Justice Look Like? YouTube series for Cincinnati Public Radio; previously she served on the national publications staff of the Educational Theatre Association, as an editor of Dramatics magazine and director of the Thespian Playworks competition and workshop for high school writers. In between came a seven-year stint in Alaska, where she led youth programming and communications at Perseverance Theatre, among other creative projects. Offstage, Julie’s a longtime volunteer and current Board President of Ski for Light, Inc., which introduces the sport of cross-country skiing to adults with visual or mobility impairments.