“Under Julie McIsaac’s expert direction, something new, unique and exciting . . . redefining what is possible within the genre.”
~Lillian Jasper, Two Cents & Two Pence
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“Julie McIsaac’s stage direction had the virtue of being swift-moving, direct, and unfussy, eschewing unnecessary action and exaggerated gestures.”
~Vancouver Classical Music
“So terrifically super that you’ll want to linger and soak in its warmth long after the curtain falls . . . director Julie McIsaac’s light touch serves up a fleeting hour that is funny and sweet but above all else, full of happiness and hope.”
~Mark Robins, gayvancouver.net
“Honest and captivating . . . intimate and heartbreaking.”
~Abby Bidwell, Nexus Newspaper
“Under director Julie McIsaac, this simple and human story proves that a show can be successful regardless of where it’s staged . . . a metaphorical beating heart behind everything said and done onstage.”
~Isabella Perrone, BroadwayWorld Toronto
Credits
| The Last Five Years | 2023 | Director | Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre |
| The Nightingale of a Thousand Songs | 2023 | Director | Canadian Children’s Opera Company |
| Fantasma | 2022 | Director; Dramaturg | Canadian Opera Company |
| Wretched Woman | 2021 | Director | Salty Broad Productions |
| Hansel and Gretel | 2020 | Revival Director | Canadian Opera Company – Opera for Young Audiences |
| Sis Ne’ Bi -Yïz: Mother Bear Speaks | 2019 | Director; Dramaturg | Heart of the City/Instruments of Change/Firehall Arts Centre |
| Beauty’s Beast | 2019 | Director | East Van Opera |
| Poly Queer Love Ballad | 2019 | Director | Passe Muraille/Queer Arts/SkirtsAfire |
| Silent Light | 2019 | Associate Director | Banff Centre/Against the Grain |
| Little Women | 2018 | Director | Chemainus Theatre Festival |
| La Bohème (scenes) | 2018 | Director | Living Opera/Pacific Opera |
| Missing | 2017 | Assistant Director | City Opera Vancouver/Pacific Opera |
| Jenůfa | 2017 | Assistant Director | Pacific Opera |
| Children of God | 2017-19 | Associate Director | Urban Ink/National Arts Centre/Segal Centre/BC Tour |
| Le nozze di Figaro | 2017 | Director | Opera Studio/Victoria Conservatory |
| Pride and Prejudice | 2017 | Director | Chemainus Theatre Festival |
| Die Zauberflöte (scenes) | 2017 | Director | Living Opera/Pacific Opera |
| Harvey | 2016 | Director | Chemainus Theatre Festival |
| My Rabbi | 2014 | Director | Sum Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe |
| L’incoronazione di Poppea | 2014 | Assistant Director | Centre for Opera Studies in Italy |
| Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me | 2014 | Director | Dancing Monkey Presents |
| Ordinary Days | 2013 | Director | Relephant Theatre |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | 2012 | Assistant Director | Bard on the Beach |
| The Exquisite Hour | 2010 | Director | Relephant Theatre |
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