“AS YOU LIKE IT” @ Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, 2022.
Directed by Peter Andersen.
Julian Kelley (he/they) is a projection designer and animator currently based in the DMV area. He seeks to combine his motion design background with his love of theatre to create memorable and thought-provoking live experiences.
Julian is a member of IATSE, Local USA 829. He is a 2023 graduate of the Video & Media Design MFA program @ Carnegie Mellon University. They are a graduate of Rider University's Technical Theatre program.
Julian is a member of IATSE, Local USA 829. He is a 2023 graduate of the Video & Media Design MFA program @ Carnegie Mellon University. They are a graduate of Rider University's Technical Theatre program.
RESUME
“THE LEHMAN TRILOGY” @ Capital Repertory Theatre. Projection Design by Camilla Tassi.
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Directed by Maggie
Mancinelli-Cahill.
“COMMUNION” @ Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre, 2024. Co-Projection design with Ryan Belock.
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Directed by Kira Simring.
“AMERICAN PSYCHO” @ Monumental Theatre Company, 2024.
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“Kelley and Wolhardt used a unique blend of found footage from the time period, acidified visuals, and live camera to lend a bird’s eye view to the gruesome goings on.”
-Maryland Theatre Guide
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“Projections designed by Julian Kelley are splashed across the front wall with distorted images and at times seem to be airing an overhead view of the action on the stage, a mind melting effect that further accentuates the complex and intricate design of the show as a whole.”
-DC Theater Arts
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“...they were incredibly engaging: multiple times, especially when Bateman was commiting acts of violence, a birds-eye view of center-stage was plastered on the wall, forcing the audience to be complicit in these acts from multiple angles in real-time”
-BroadwayWorld
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“An unsung but crucial technical choice was its use of projections, a rarely-impressive but increasingly common element which is used here with pure artistic skill by Julian Kelley...”
-Morris Theatre DC
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Directed by Michael Windsor.
“PRIVATE JONES” @ Signature Theatre, 2024. Video design by Patrick W. Lord.
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*HELEN HAYES NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING MEDIA/PROJECTION DESIGN
**HELEN HAYES NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION - MUSICAL
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Written & Directed by Marshall Pailet.
“LIZZIE” @ Theaterworks Hartford, 2023. Projection design by
Camilla Tassi.
*HELEN HAYES NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING MEDIA/PROJECTION DESIGN
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Directed by Lainie Sakakura.
“THE LITTLE MERMAID” @ Sierra Repertory Theatre, 2022.
Directed by Jerry Lee.
“CONSTELLATIONS” @ Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, 2023.
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Directed by Sarah Margaret Stowell.
“AS YOU LIKE IT” @ Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, 2022.
Directed by Peter Andersen.
“PRAISE IS WHAT WE DO” @ CMU Playground XX, 2022.
Directed by Kevin Tappan, Jr.
“LILY TOAD IN CLOWN TOWN” @ CMU Playground XX, 2022.
Directed by Phoebe Lloyd.
“POWER/TRIP” @ Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, 2021.
Directed by Anne Demelo.