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<channel><title><![CDATA[Julia Coffey - NEWS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news]]></link><description><![CDATA[NEWS]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:48:37 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Final Week @ CATF!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-catf]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-catf#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:02:44 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-catf</guid><description><![CDATA[              It's the FINAL week of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, WV - I get to play two drastically different characters with some amazing fellow actors!&#8203;Come check us out!! www.catf.org [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/sfp-1126_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/sfp-3665_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">It's the FINAL week of the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, WV - I get to play two drastically different characters with some amazing fellow actors!<br />&#8203;Come check us out!! <a href="http://www.catf.org" target="_blank">www.catf.org</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYT Reader's Choice!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/nyt-readers-choice]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/nyt-readers-choice#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:54:43 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/nyt-readers-choice</guid><description><![CDATA[       Our production of Labour of Love gets a Reader mention in&nbsp;The New York Times 'Upon Further Review: Readers Tell Us What Deserved to be Top Ten'&nbsp;&#8203;- Thanks Elaine!I saw many plays in New York, London and the D.C. area where I live. But the best &mdash; for enterprise, relevance, and acting &mdash; was&nbsp;&ldquo;Labour of Love.&rdquo;&nbsp;The small Olney Theater in Olney, Maryland, was the only American theater company to import James Graham&rsquo;s political comedy. It is [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/img-6793_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Our production of <strong>Labour of Love</strong> gets a Reader mention in&nbsp;<strong>The New York Times 'Upon Further Review: Readers Tell Us What Deserved to be Top Ten'&nbsp;</strong>&#8203;- <em>Thanks Elaine!</em><br />I saw many plays in New York, London and the D.C. area where I live. But the best &mdash; for enterprise, relevance, and acting &mdash; was&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:700">&ldquo;Labour of Love.&rdquo;</span>&nbsp;The small Olney Theater in Olney, Maryland, was the only American theater company to import James Graham&rsquo;s political comedy. It is about the Labour Party from 1990 to 2017, with many parallels to American politics.<em>&nbsp;ELAINE SHOWALTER</em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard II gets a WSJ shout-out!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-gets-a-wsj-shout-out]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-gets-a-wsj-shout-out#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 18:37:11 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-gets-a-wsj-shout-out</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;Wall Street Journal's Terry Teachout gave our production of Richard II some love in his 'Best Theater of 2018'!"In addition, top-flight classical productions were thick on the ground, foremost among them Davis McCallum&rsquo;s gender-bending Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival version of &ldquo;Richard II.&rdquo; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/48372136-10156228112378893-8448759309038256128-n_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;Wall Street Journal's Terry Teachout gave our production of <strong>Richard II </strong>some love in his '<strong>Best Theater of 2018</strong>'!<br />"In addition, top-flight classical productions were thick on the ground, foremost among them Davis McCallum&rsquo;s gender-bending Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival version of &ldquo;Richard II.&rdquo;</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of Theatre 2018!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/washington-post-best-of-2018]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/washington-post-best-of-2018#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:51:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/washington-post-best-of-2018</guid><description><![CDATA[ Olney Theatre Center's production of Labour of Love made Nelson Pressley of The Washington Post 'Best of Theater 2018'&nbsp;List:"James Graham&rsquo;s political comedy, &ldquo;Labour of Love,&rdquo; with Julia Coffey delivering one of the year&rsquo;s most dashing performances as a career political operative."&nbsp;  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/i-kmpkjd6-l_1.jpg?250" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Olney Theatre Center's production of <strong>Labour of Love</strong> made Nelson Pressley of <strong>The Washington Post 'Best of Theater 2018'</strong>&nbsp;List:<br />"<span style="color:rgb(17, 17, 17)">James Graham&rsquo;s political comedy, &ldquo;</span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-british-political-comedy-labour-of-love-translates-well-in-its-us-debut/2018/10/01/a86fee52-c574-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html?utm_term=.dc4ce1bb96e4">Labour of Love</a><span style="color:rgb(17, 17, 17)">,&rdquo; with Julia Coffey delivering one of the year&rsquo;s most dashing performances as a career political operative."&nbsp;</span><br /><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour of Love Opens!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/labour-of-love-opens]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/labour-of-love-opens#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:56:05 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/labour-of-love-opens</guid><description><![CDATA[       &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Photo by Teresa Castracane  James Graham's timely and laugh out loud witty comedy is up and running at Olney Theatre in Olney, MD!Come see our fantastic cast navigate local politics and love&nbsp; - a great date night at the theatre! Get Tickets HERE! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/i-dfbsdw5-l_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:right;"><font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Photo by Teresa Castracane</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font size="4">James Graham's timely and laugh out loud witty comedy is up and running at Olney Theatre in Olney, MD!</font><br /><br /><font size="4">Come see our fantastic cast navigate local politics and love&nbsp; - a great date night at the theatre! Get Tickets <a href="https://www.olneytheatre.org/whats-playing/labour-love" target="_blank">HERE!</a></font></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard II Closes Sunday!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-closes-sunday]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-closes-sunday#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:25:19 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii-closes-sunday</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;I'll be sad to see this one go - It's been good to be King!&#8203;         Richard II at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Closes Sunday August 26th - Grab a last minute seat! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><br /><font size="4">&#8203;I'll be sad to see this one go - It's been good to be King!</font><br />&#8203;</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/richard-ii-hvsf-6-6-18-281-edit_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Richard II at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Closes Sunday August 26th <font color="#ae40a5">- <a href="https://hvshakespeare.org/production/richard-ii/" target="_blank">Grab a last minute seat!</a></font></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[RICHARD II]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:10:53 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/richard-ii</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;I'm thrilled to announce I'll be playing King Richard II in Shakespeare's Richard II directed by Davis McCallum at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival this summer! Previews begin June 9!lwww.theatermania.com/new-york-theater/news/hudson-valley-shakespeare-festival-casting_84357.html        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><br />&#8203;I'm thrilled to announce I'll be playing King Richard II in Shakespeare's <em>Richard II</em> directed by Davis McCallum at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival this summer! Previews begin June 9!<br /><br />l<a href="http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-theater/news/hudson-valley-shakespeare-festival-casting_84357.html" target="_blank">www.theatermania.com/new-york-theater/news/hudson-valley-shakespeare-festival-casting_84357.html</a></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:10px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/images_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/published/images.jpg?1521077015" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Week for THIS!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-for-this]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-for-this#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:24:32 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/final-week-for-this</guid><description><![CDATA[ 				 				  Come see us in our final week of performances of Melissa James Gibson's beautiful play THIS at Barrington Stage! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden;"></div> 				<div id='339289245430855978-gallery' class='imageGallery' style='line-height: 0px; padding: 0; margin: 0'><div id='339289245430855978-imageContainer0' style='float:left;width:49.95%;margin:0;'><div id='339289245430855978-insideImageContainer0' style='position:relative;margin:5px;'><div class='galleryImageHolder' style='position:relative; width:100%; padding:0 0 75%;overflow:hidden;'><div class='galleryInnerImageHolder'><a href='http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/this-136_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox[gallery339289245430855978]'><img src='http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/this-136.jpg' class='galleryImage' _width='400' _height='267' style='position:absolute;border:0;width:112.36%;top:0%;left:-6.18%' /></a></div></div></div></div><div id='339289245430855978-imageContainer1' style='float:left;width:49.95%;margin:0;'><div id='339289245430855978-insideImageContainer1' style='position:relative;margin:5px;'><div class='galleryImageHolder' style='position:relative; 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width:100%; padding:0 0 75%;overflow:hidden;'><div class='galleryInnerImageHolder'><a href='http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/this-041_1_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox[gallery339289245430855978]'><img src='http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/this-041_1.jpg' class='galleryImage' _width='400' _height='267' style='position:absolute;border:0;width:112.36%;top:0%;left:-6.18%' /></a></div></div></div></div><span style='display: block; clear: both; height: 0px; overflow: hidden;'></span></div> 				<div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Come see us in our final week of performances of Melissa James Gibson's beautiful play THIS at <a href="https://barringtonstageco.org/Season-Shows/this/" target="_blank">Barrington Stage!</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hedda makes DC Metro Theater Arts List of Faves!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hedda-makes-dc-metro-theater-arts-list-of-faves]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hedda-makes-dc-metro-theater-arts-list-of-faves#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:54:33 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hedda-makes-dc-metro-theater-arts-list-of-faves</guid><description><![CDATA[My hometown does me great honor by including me on a list of notable performances in this DC Metro Theater Arts article!&#8203;   dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/08/26/take-bow-part-3-staff-dcmetrotheaterarts-favorite-springsummer-2016-performances/  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><br />My hometown does me great honor by including me on a list of notable performances in this DC Metro Theater Arts article!<br />&#8203;<br /></div>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/actor-bowing-2-1-150x150_orig.jpg" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><a target="_blank" href="http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/08/26/take-bow-part-3-staff-dcmetrotheaterarts-favorite-springsummer-2016-performances/">dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/08/26/take-bow-part-3-staff-dcmetrotheaterarts-favorite-springsummer-2016-performances/</a></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson Valley Shakes!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hudson-valley-shakes]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hudson-valley-shakes#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:19:41 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.juliacoffey.com/news/hudson-valley-shakes</guid><description><![CDATA[       &#8203;I'll be joining the company of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for the month of August - playing Rosalind in&nbsp;As You Like It&nbsp;and Mistress Overdone and Mariana in&nbsp;Measure for Measure. This is an excellent company of actors helmed by artistic director Davis McCallum performing in front of&nbsp;the most spectacular view of the Hudson! Come check us out! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.juliacoffey.com/uploads/1/2/7/8/12784865/images-3_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><br />&#8203;I'll be joining the company of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for the month of August - playing Rosalind in&nbsp;<em>As You Like It&nbsp;</em>and Mistress Overdone and Mariana in&nbsp;<em>Measure for Measure</em>. <br /><br />This is an excellent company of actors helmed by artistic director Davis McCallum performing in front of&nbsp;the most spectacular view of the Hudson! <a href="http://www.hvshakespeare.org/whats-playing/" target="_blank">Come check us out!</a><br /><br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>