Julia Donato is a freshman at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville pursuing degrees in Theater Performance and Applied Communications Studies. She was an active member of the Belleville East High School color guard, the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, and now La Voûte Performance Ensemble. Julia has also been a part of numerous theatrical performances such as Oklahoma! (2016), Sweet Charity (2017), Sweeney Todd (2018), The Sound of Music (2019), and That High Lonesome Sound (2019). She has competed in St. Louis area Talent Competitions such as the 2017 St. Louis Teen Talent Competition. Julia has also performed with Circus Harmony in St. Louis.