Joy Jones

Joy Jones has appeared Off Broadway, in London at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and at various prestigious venues like The Public Theatre, Lincoln Center and Playwrights Horizons. 

Known for her portrayal of smart, vulnerable yet resilient characters, Joy has deep roots in DC, and some of her most memorable credits have been on stages in the Nation’s Capital including Jubilee, A Raisin in the Sun and Mary T & Lizzy K at Arena Stage and The Hard Problem, Cloud Nine, Belleville, and Invisible Man at Studio Theatre.

Her performance as Nina Simone in the world premiere of The Champion at TheatreSquared in Arkansas garnered rave reviews and she has built a strong reputation in regional theatres across the country for her versatility, being able to play everything from jazz singers to white-collar professionals, to Shakespearean queens and caring mothers.

Joy has an MFA in Acting from UNC-Chapel Hill and she has trained at the British American Drama Academy. She is a Helen Hayes Award winner and an instructor, teaching voice-and-speech at the Shakespeare Theatre Company and coaching private clients.

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