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Acting and Playwriting Coaching

Are you ready to bring your acting and writing to life in ways you never imagined? Whether you’re an actor looking to deepen your performance skills or a playwright aiming to craft powerful narratives, I offer coaching that is tailored to your individual creative journey.

I am Joy, a director, writer, and musician with a passion for storytelling that explores themes of Black Femininity and postcolonial imagination. Originally from Dallas, Texas, and currently based in London, my work has been featured in The Irish Times and The Sunday Times as part of their “Ones to Watch in 2024” list. As a director and playwright, I’ve received recognition from prestigious bodies including the Verity Bargate Award, Theatre503 International Playwriting Award, and the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts from Harvard University.

Having honed my craft through experiences such as being a Director SEED at Rough Magic Theatre and a writer under Enda Walsh’s mentorship for Theatre For One, I bring a wealth of expertise and artistic vision to my coaching sessions. Whether you're working on character development, stage presence, script analysis, or developing original plays, I create a space where you can grow as both an artist and a storyteller.

My coaching is deeply rooted in real-world industry experience, informed by my directing work with actors, as well as my work as a writer for theatre and film. Together, we’ll explore your craft with the intention of unlocking the authentic, dynamic performance or powerful, evocative writing that is uniquely yours.

Whether you're just beginning your creative journey or you're an experienced artist looking to push the boundaries of your work, I offer guidance that is personalised, nurturing, and challenging. I’ll help you sharpen your technique, discover new approaches to storytelling, and find the confidence to truly bring your artistic voice to the stage or page.

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

Joy is a director, writer, and musician originally from Dallas, Texas. Currently based in London, Joy is inspired by stories of Black Femininity and postcolonial imagination. She has been named on The Irish Times and Sunday Times' lists of "Ones to Watch in 2024." In 2022, Joy attended the Theatre Directing MFA at The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is a 2021 recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts for the sum of her artistic activities at Harvard University. She has been nominated for the Verity Bargate Award, Theatre503 International Playwriting Award, Fishamble New Writing Award, Solas Nua New Voices Award, and the Radical Spirit Award. Joy has been a Director SEED for Rough Magic Theatre Company, a Writer under the mentorship of Enda Walsh for Theatre For One with Landmark Productions, and a member of the 2023 cohort of the Rachel Baptiste Programme at Smock Alley Theatre. Joy is also a recipient of the Virgin Media Discovers commission for her short film, The Knife, and she has showcased her short film, Letter, at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024.

Film credits include The Knife (Virgin Media, Keeper Pictures, 2024), Letter (Keeper Pictures, 2024), Anger Management (Self-Produced, 2020), Faces (Self-Produced, 2020), and Getting Along (Self-Produced, 2020)

Stage Writing Credits include JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW (Dublin Fringe Festival 2024), Dear Rosa (Landmark Productions 2024), Good (Baptiste Programme 2023), Meditations on Somebodiness (2022)

Stage Directing credits include JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW by Joy Nesbitt (2024, The New Theatre), Boyfriends by Ultan Pringle (2024, Project Arts Centre), My Sister in This House by Wendy Kesselman (2024, The Lir Academy), Spear by CN Smith (2024, Corrib Theatre), Listen, A Black Woman is Speaking by Marlow Wyatt (2023, Project Arts Centre), The King of All Birds by Martha Knight (2023, Project Arts Centre), endings. by Fionntán Larney (2023, Project Arts Centre and Smock Alley Theatre), Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (2022, The Lir Academy), Reflections by Joy Nesbitt and Pedro Pacheco (2022, The Lir Academy), Canonical by Scout Black (2022, Smock Alley Theatre), Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute (2021, Harvard University); R+J: An Ultramodern Fantasia by William Shakespeare (2020, Harvard Univeristy); God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza (2020, Harvard University); Dreamgirls by Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen (2020, American Repertory Theatre); Mamma Mia (2019, American Repertory Theatre); and A Very Potter Musical (2018, American Repertory Theatre). She has assisted on productions by Ronan Phelan, Dan Colley and Tom Creed.

Education

Harvard University - A.B. Social Anthropology and Music with a secondary in Theatre, Dance, and Media
The Lir Academy - MFA Theatre Directing

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