Julia Shiplett is a comedian, writer and freckly bitch. As a biracial feminist from the Midwest, Julia has found her own unique voice in comedy over the years. She has performed around the country and was recently named one of Comedy Central’s Up Next comedians and a TBS Comic To Watch. Julia has also been featured on the Moth Radio Hour and made her television debut on season 2 of HBO's Crashing. In addition to performing, her writing has been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker and McSweeney's. You can catch her every Wednesday and last Saturday of the month on Side Ponytail, a popular weekly comedy show she co-produces at Friends and Lovers in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Someone once told her she would make an adorable villain.

Commonwealth Sanctuary is Cincinnati’s home for exquisitely curated live entertainment. Each week we bring you hilarious stand-up comedians, intimate concerts, unique theater productions, live podcast recordings, and so much more.

Commonwealth Sanctuary is housed in the recently renovated, historic former Tower Methodist Church, originally built in 1914. It is no longer a church! Rather, we have converted the purpose of this beautiful old building to bringing you exquisitely curated live entertainment. We have, however, gone to great lengths to preserve the original character of the building while updating for it’s new purpose. We retained all the original stained glass windows and custom-built, curved pews.

We have added a full concession stand with draft beer and wine, as well as many canned drinks, including cocktails and Delta-9 beverages. We partner with local Dayton, KY business Kate’s Catering for our prepared food options. We have added full lighting and sound systems, as well as a complete broadcast-quality video system for recording events and live podcasts. We are exclusively partnered with Third Rule Media to produce our recorded content.