My name is Julia McGowan, thanks for checking out my work! I was raised just 20 minutes outside Washington D.C. in Bethesda, Maryland, where I spent my pivotal years wreaking havoc on anyone who had the patience to sit through my self-written, self-produced one-kid plays. 

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My real love of theater blossomed when during her 5th grade production of Charlie in the Chocolate Factory. My stunning yet outlandish performance as "Oompa Loompa #3" is still highly regarded among the Burning Tree Elementary School P.T.A.  Big kid training began in high school after being accepted into the Pre-Professional Training Program at Strathmore Center of the Arts. 

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I am a graduate from the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts, where I received a B.A. Theatre (Acting Emphasis), with an additional minor in screenwriting from the USC School of Cinematic Arts! Having gone on to continue my craft bi-coastally, some notable stage credits including “Sally Bowles” in I Am a Camera, “Sarah” in the premier of Breaking Barriers, and “Van’s Sister” in Dog Sees God. 

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My passion for acting, directing, and writing is fueled by the excitement of not what is on the page, but what is between the lines; the electricity of a moment. I am passionate about work that fundamentally embraces human connection, making sense of the world and of each other. 

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When not frolicking around a set or the stage, I enjoy going to concerts, Tim Burton films, playing soccer, distance running, and shredding my electric guitar (currently mastering “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”). I strive to go through life the same way she approaches acting: with equal amounts of empathy, love, and chaos.