Jules Orcullo (she/they) is a writer, songwriter, and dramaturg. She currently works as Dramaturg at Sydney Theatre Company where she co-facilitates the Watershed Writers program and is Resident Dramaturg at Encounter Theatre.
In 2024, Jules’ debut musical FORGETTING TIM MINCHIN had its premiere season at Belvoir 25A – and was nominated for an AWGIE Award and Time Out Award for Best Musical.
Directly following this, Jules won the Griffin Award for her play MY DAD NEVER SAW THE BEATLES, which is now in development with Griffin Theatre Company.
In 2024 Jules was selected as an inaugural member of the Invention Comedy Incubator, run by Nicky Weinstock’s company, Invention Studios.
As a Dramaturg, she has worked with Black Swan State Theatre Company, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, and Darlinghurst Theatre. She mentors artists via ShopFront Arts Co-op, Curious Works, ATYP, and Australian Plays Transform, and through her development platform, The Joy Offensive.
Jules has held education roles at NIDA, Belvoir, and ATYP, and producing roles at ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Belvoir, Co-Curious, and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance. She delivers workshops on values transparency in writing for performance. She is an alumna of writing programs at APRA AMCOS, Hayes Theatre, Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, AFTRS, Playwriting Australia, ATYP, The Royal Court, Soho Theatre, and the Lyric Hammersmith.
She has held creative residencies at Burwood Library and Community Hub and Brand X/The City of Sydney. Jules is a proud founding member of Kallective, developing works for the Filipinx diaspora.
