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VJ's Acting Career on Stage...

VJ has been an actress all her life. From backyard circuses and school plays to worldwide-distributed TV shows and professional stage productions, this has always been her destiny.

RADICALOVE: The "rockin' transformational musical" called RADICALOVE made its world premiere in 2008 at Palm Springs' Annenberg Theatre.  This original music and story played to packed houses and standing ovations every night!  With a cast of about 20, the play's choreography, technical work, and talent delighted its audiences. 

World Premiere for Rock Opera "RadicaLove"!

VJ, as "Barbara" discusses life in Heaven...

A flashback to the family wedding in the 60s...

The RADICALOVE cast...

"LIGHT UP THE SKY" at the La Quinta Playhouse

VJ's role as "Frances Black", a tough-talking dame in Moss Hart's 1948 comedy

VJ in Children's Theatre: Queen of the Moon-Eaters...

As "The Snake" in CIRCUS IN THE WIND...

VJ won an unprecedented three "Best Actress" awards in High School...

and at University, wrote, directed, and acted in a lot of plays...

Majoring in Theatre, she performed such roles as "Rosemary" in Inge's PICNIC...

or the Spanish nun "Sister Inez" in Lorca's CRADLE SONG...

...she wrote, directed, narrated, and starred in plays in French and English...

In Toronto, she entered professional theatre doing Musical Comedy Revues...

...co-starring at such theatres as the Colonnade and the Dell...

..and acted in TV shows such as the world-wide series "Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist"...

...and such stage plays as "A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG"...

...returning to theatre in the Coachella Valley, she performed in such plays as the Sherlock Holmes drama, "THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"...

In 2010, VJ's original play "WILDE PEOPLE", an Oscar Wilde revue, made its world premiere at the Indio Performing Arts Center

VJ in "TWELFTH NIGHT"...October 2008

VJ as the Jester in Shakespeare's great comedy....

The cast of "Wilde People"....VJ directed and played "The Narrator" with a great cast! She won "Best Director" at Desert Stars Awards.

Twelfth Night at the Indio Performing Arts Center. VJ wrote and performed the music for five songs using Shakespeare's words...

with Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek...

To see VJ's photoshow of TWELFTH NIGHT, go to http://www.photoshow.com/watch/SS7ua9Cv

VJ won "Best Supporting Actress" for "BILL W AND DR BOB" ...

This is the powerful story of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS, for which VJ was nominated "Best Supporting Actress".

STEEL MAGNOLIAS, at Palm Canyon Theatre!

VJ played the wonderful role of "Clairee"...