Juli Crockett

Juli Crockett is an American playwright and theater director, retired professional boxer and amateur champion,[1] lead singer of the alternative country band The Evangenitals, ordained minister,[2] and producer of The 1 Second Film.

The spoken word opera [or, the whale] is an adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick written and directed by Crockett with music by composer Jeremy Zuckerman.

The piece debuted in Los Angeles in 2001, was presented at the 2001 Moby Dick Conference at Hofstra University, and performed by the TENT group in Portland, Maine in 2004.

Opheus Crawling, an experimental opera based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, was composed by Jeremy Zuckerman, with libretto and direction by Crockett.

Written and directed by Cucuzza, Cattywampus is an adaptation of August Strindberg's play Miss Julie, reimagining that the narrative in modern-day Appalachia.

As an amateur boxer, Crockett was the 2000 USA Boxing Blue and Gold National Lightweight Women's Champion, defeating an active-duty Marine from Camp Pendelton at the championship tournament in Baldwin Park, California.

[15] Her boxing career was brought to the attention of the general public in 2005, after being mentioned in several media outlets, including Sports Illustrated and US News, due to her professional connection to F.X.

In October 2012 Crockett composed and recorded the title music for director Nirvan Mullick's short film Caine's Arcade which became a viral sensation on the Internet and gave birth to the non-profit Imagination Foundation.