Theatre Department Faculty

Joy Clark

Lecturer in Theatre

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Joy Clark

Contact

Email: joy.clark@bc.edu

Courses

Introduction to Theatre, Musical Theatre Dance levels beginner through advance, Musical Theatre History, Musical Theatre Dance Audition Technique, Musical Theatre Vocal Audition Technique, Musical Theatre Acting for the Dancer, Musical Theatre Choreography (original and broadway cannon)

Research Interests

Musical Theatre History, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Professional Preparation

Personal Website CV or Resume

Department

Theatre

Profile

Joy has been at Boston College since Fall of 2023. She has 25 years of experience in front of and behind the table as an actor, director, choreographer, and theatre educator. As an AEA actor, Joy’s career has spanned theaters from the East Coast to the West Coast, and she is the recipient of an Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Award nomination. As a theater educator, Joy teaches all ages, from Kindergarteners to college students. Outside of Emerson, Joy is an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and Emerson College, preparing BFA Musical Theatre Seniors for the business. As a director/choreographer, Joy stages for young people’s productions and professional theaters alike, with recent productions of "Sweeney Todd" and "Make Way for Ducklings" praised by audiences and the Boston Globe.

Selected Appointments & Awards

William Wolack Award for Playwriting, awarded by the University of the Pacific, 2011

Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Nominee, Regional Semi-Finalist, awarded by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, 2011 & 2013

James Jewell Technical Theatre Scholarship, awarded by the University of the Pacific, 2012-2014

Miss California (platform: Keeping Arts in our Schools), awarded by the Miss American Coed Pageant, 2012

Cooke Graduate Arts Award Scholarship Finalist, awarded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2014

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Small Nominee, awarded by the Independent Reviewers of New England IRNE, 2018

Professional Activities

DIrector, Choreographer, AEA Actor

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