JuliARTs: Real people making a living in the arts

Ashley Monroe is that rare unicorn known as a native Austinite and she's come home in a big way as the Resident Director of HAMILTON. Working as a bartender at night and a barista in the mornings all while perfecting her craft in a competitive field in NYC wasn't super easy, but she made it happen. Ashley also reveals some of the behind-the-scenes details we love and what it's like to take over as...

The Austin Symphony Orchestra is Austin's oldest performing arts group (founded in 1911) and their new Executive Director, David Pratt, shares all that we have to look forward to in this incredible 2021-2022 season.

Over the last 25 years The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has been dazzling audiences of all ages with their incredible mix of music, pyrotechnics, laser lights and hovering stages and this year will be an extra special celebration, marking their 25th anniversary. Musical Director and guitarist Al Pitrelli has been with the TSO since their inception and he shares a lot of what he's learned about music,...

Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin began in 1981 with a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the newly constructed Bass Concert Hall. Forty years later, the performances remain diverse and varied. The home of Broadway in Austin, Juliet speaks with Executive Director, Bob Bursey, about the many incredible performances coming to Austin this season.

In this first episode of JuliARTS: Juliet speaks with Brett Ishida about founding her own dance company, where she finds inspiration and how they made it through the pandemic.