Julian X is a proud queer Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist from New Orleans, based in New York City. Working across theatre, photography, producing, creative direction, and performance, his practice is rooted in community, cultural memory, storytelling as ritual, and the belief that art can function as a site of liberation.

Whether building a theatrical world, creating an image, or bringing people together around a shared experience, Julian is interested in work that allows marginalized people to be presented in their fullness and not only through struggle, but through joy, humor, desire, beauty, and possibility.

Growing up in New Orleans shaped his understanding of art as inseparable from gathering. That foundation continues to guide how he creates: with cultural specificity, a strong visual point of view, and deep responsibility to the people and stories at the center of the work.

Julian X is a Black queer director, educator, photographer, community organizer, and multidisciplinary artist from New Orleans, based in New York City. His work spans theatre, visual storytelling, and community-centered creative practice, and is rooted in cultural memory, gathering, representation, and the belief that art serves as a site of liberation.

Most recently, Julian served as Assistant Director on the 2026 Tony Award-winning direction team of Broadway's CATS: The Jellicle Ball. He also directed the world premiere of Douglas Lyons' Sunshine for the OUT/PLAY Festival and continues to develop new work alongside playwrights, composers, and multidisciplinary artists.

His directing work has been seen at New York Theatre Workshop, The Huntington Theatre, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, The Theatre Offensive, The Tank, the Dramatists Guild, and other institutions committed to the development of new work and bold theatrical forms. He has also collaborated with artists and organizations through photography, branding, and creative direction, bringing the same attention to atmosphere, composition, and storytelling across every medium.

Julian holds a BFA in Theatre Arts: Directing and Movement from Boston University with studies in Arts Leadership and Graphic Design. 

Across every discipline, Julian is interested in building work that is visually compelling, culturally grounded, and deeply communal, work that invites audiences not only to witness a story, but to inhabit it.

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