For a certain subset of Days of our Lives fans, Julie Dove will always trigger a little jolt of recognition — that flicker of Connie, the unstable, sharp-edged storm who blew through Salem and left chaos in her wake. She played it with that twitchy, unpredictable heat that makes characters like that stick long after their story’s over. So when a new post dropped teasing her next project, it felt like the universe nudged the casting wheel back into place.
Key Takeaways
- Julie Dove, remembered for playing Connie on DAYS, is tackling Annie Wilkes in Misery.
- The Locher Room announced her casting with full performance details.
- Viewers called it “perfect casting” after her DAYS performance.
- Misery gives Dove a complex, layered role that fits her intensity and range.
Annie Wilkes Steps Into the Spotlight
The Locher Room wrote on Instagram, “So excited to share this! 🎭✨ @juliedove is taking on one of the juiciest, most iconic roles ever: Annie Wilkes in the stage adaptation of Misery, based on the novel by Stephen King and written by William Goldman. She’s starring opposite [Sean Faris] as Paul and John Venable as Buster, under the direction of Ann Hearn Tobolowsky — an incredible team bringing this tense, thrilling story to life.”
The show’s post continued with info on where the play can be seen: “Performances run at the Moving Arts Theatre in Los Angeles.” A side-by-side photo of Dove and her co-star Sean Faris was also attached to the post.
From there, the comment section lit up like opening night. A fan shouted, “I REMEMBER HIM. I still watch Never Back Down🔥🔥🔥🔥” while someone else kept it short and celebratory with, “Congrats!!!!” Another viewer chimed in with, “Incredible 👏👏👏👏. Congratulations 🍾,” and someone simply declared, “This is going to be awesome.”
A Role Built for a Performer Who Likes the Edges
The enthusiasm didn’t dip. One follower added, “Woohoo!!” while another dropped a string of clapping emojis. A different fan jumped in with, “Awesome!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️” and someone else upped the volume with, “Wow and yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!” It read like a standing ovation before the curtain even went up. And buried in the scroll was the kind of compliment actors tuck away for a rainy day: “After seeing you on DAYS, this is perfect casting !!!”
What’s interesting is how quickly fans connected the dots — from Connie’s unassuming, sinister glint to Annie Wilkes’ slow-burning menace. Misery is one of those roles that asks you to dig into the jagged corners without losing the humanity underneath, and Dove’s already proven she knows how to live in that tension. It’s no surprise people are lining up, refreshing ticket links, and organizing carpools.
And honestly? Annie Wilkes feels like the kind of challenge Dove was built for. The kind that lets an actor stretch, snap, soften, and shock — sometimes in the same breath. Los Angeles may be getting the stage version, but this announcement reads like a comeback line delivered with a carving knife’s edge: Dove isn’t done. Not even close.
