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Julie Dumler, 22 years old, began acting when she moved to Independence in 1999. In high school, she participated in IHS musicals, the 24-Hour Plays, and the Anna Plays at ICC - for which she won the Best Actress award in 2002. Splendor in the Grass is her twentieth play. She has also starred as Emily in "Our Town" at ICC and had a minor role in Neewollah's "Little Shop of Horrors." Julie received her AA from Coffeyville Community College in May 2005. During her time at Coffeyville, she enjoyed her roles in Steve Martin's "The Underpants," the musical "Bat Boy," and many hilarious plays by Mark Frank, including "Just Being Barry White" and "Greek Soup." She received Irene Ryan Acting Award nominations for her roles in "Greek Soup" and "Joan" Julie is a member of the Rubber Chicken Factory Improvisational Comedy Troupe under the direction of Princess Bethanie Frank. Bethanie also directed Julie in "Bunny, Bunny" for her sophomore project playing Gilda Radner. Julie starred in the student film "Bend" at CCC, based on the Mark Frank play, and a DeAnza student film in California. She also participates in the drama group at Tyro Christian Church.