Julia Helmer is a Buffalo Grove-based community theater enthusiast who grew up in Deerfield and is playing Greta Ohlsson, a Swedish missionary and composite character, in Deerfield Theater's production of Murder on the Orient Express. A self-described theater kid since seventh grade, she took a decade-long break from performing while living in Chicago before returning to community theater in 2018. For this role, she's been mastering a Swedish accent, read the Agatha Christie novel (as an audiobook), and watched the 2017 film to compare interpretations, noting that the play uniquely adds humor and levity to the otherwise dark mystery. She is so excited about the show's balance of comedy and suspense. Julia credits her theater background, including improv training, with making her effective in sales and client-facing situations for her work.
Performances at Caruso Auditorium, 1801 Montgomery Rd., Deerfield on:
Thursday, April 9 at 7:30pm
Fridays, April 3 and 10 at 7:30pm
Saturdays, April 4 and 11 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, April 12 at 2:00pm
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