Performing with Joy
“Joy is a chameleon.”
Joy is known for her incredible versatility on the stage. It is impossible to put her performance work in a box. Those who have worked with Joy as a performer know her to be detail oriented, approaching every piece from its historical context and human center. Her deep sense of compassion drives her to constantly dig deeper into the character and the world of the piece, from months before the first rehearsal, to closing night. She brings a sense of humanity, a beating heart, to every role she takes on.
Joy is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association
Joy is represented by FireStarter Entertainment
“The most willing person in the room to dive in head first.”
“I feel like a better artist when I’m working with her.”
“If Carol Burnett and Gwen Verdon had a baby, it would be Joy.”
“Joy Clark obliterates the role of the traditionally performed Lovett. No shade to Angela Lansbury, but Clark is bringing a new level of unhinged to the role. Don’t go to New York to see Sweeney. Stay here and watch these two.”
— Kitty Drexel - New England Theatre Geek (Sweeney Todd at Moonbox Productions)
“Joy Clark is a marvel to watch in multiple roles, giving a master class in focus and movement for ensemble players, epitomizing [the] mantra, ‘be very interested in everything’ by making every gesture count.”
— Mike Hoban - New England Theatre Mirror (Pippin at Reagle Music Theatre)
“The sisters are all hilarious... [but] one of the funniest bits is done by Joy Clark as the drunken princess in "The Contest". Her comic antics won many laughs along the way.”
— Tony Anicone - (The Little Mermaid at Reagle Music Theatre)
“At ease on stage, Joy established a comfortable rapport with the audience, talking about various social issues, [and] her pretty singing voice and folk sensibility lent themselves neatly to [each song].”
— John Amodeo - (The Ladies Who Brunch at the Napoleon Room)
A director’s actor.
“Joy’s process is meticulous as she studies, researches, and prepares for her first rehearsal. She comes in with such strong (but malleable) choices that make the job of a director more enjoyable. She and her director can accomplish so much more together because she, as the creative artist she is, has already started to ‘soften the clay’ by coming in with ideas. She welcomes directors into her process by allowing them to come into the playground with her to continue shaping and growing these initial seeds of thought.”
-Rachel Bertone, director/choreographer
Learn more about Joy’s career journey.