About Joy
Joy brings seduction and comedy together in theater, dance, and song in Dallas, Texas, and across the country.
“Happiness in All Directions.”
A Brief Performing Overview
Starting dance lessons at a very young age, Joy studied mostly tap, jazz, and ballet, and has always enjoyed singing, much to the annoyance of her parents’ neighbors.
Experience includes dancing, acting, and emcee roles for MBS Productions, Pocket Sandwich Theater, Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Ruby Revue, Nightshade Burlesque, Bustout Burlesque, The Starlite Girls, Seduction Productions, Uptown Revue, Lucha Brutal, Lonestar Wrestling WAW, and more.
Performance venues have ranged from large to small including House of Blues in Dallas, Houston, and New Orleans, the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, plus Revelers Hall, Viva’s Lounge, Tulips Fort Worth, Sleeping Panther, private parties, and more.
Partial List of Roles
UPTOWN REVUE (2021-present)
Co-Producer, Marketing, and Cast Member
LUCHA BRUTAL (2021-present)
Ring Announcer
NIGHTSHADE BURLESQUE (2020-2021)
Cast Member and Marketing
STARLITE GIRLS OF DALLAS (2020-2021)
Singer/Cast Member
The Starlite Studio
THE RUBY REVUE (2018-2020)
Cast Member
FLYNT SAVES CHRISTMAS (2017)
Supporting Actor as “Vixen”
Pocket Sandwich Theatre
SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. GODZILLA (2016)
Supporting Actor as “Shebot”
Pocket Sandwich Theatre
PLAN 69 FROM OUTERSPACE (Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Summer 2017)
Lead Actor as “Mili/Lieutenant Drab”
Pocket Sandwich Theatre
A BUR-LESS-Q NUTCRACKER (2011, 2012, 2015)
Multi-Finalist and Winner of the Goldstar National Nutcracker Award
Dancer and Supporting Actor as “Jill”
MBS Production
CRAZY FOR YOU (2012)
Dancer/Chorus as “Sheila”
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE (2012)
Lead Actor as “Silvia”
MBS Productions
Working Behind the Scenes
Her creative pursuits aren’t limited to performing; Joy also has an inherent enthusiasm for producing.
With a “modern” tape recorder, a very young Joy ran her own radio show, “106.1 Kid FM,” with her siblings, reaching an audience of zero.
Getting a VHS-C video camera from her dad at the age of 12, she began forcing her family to star in music videos that she directed.
Then she began winning awards for graphic and web design in high school.
Pursuing a degree in graphic design, Joy didn’t quit college; she just stopped going, but only because she couldn’t afford to keep going and she got a full-time job doing graphic design, marketing, and sales.
With hard work and good instincts, she began working for major (major) companies, bringing graphic design and marketing into each role and on personal projects with friends and family. And from 2015-2020, running operations and marketing was her full-time job.
Projects have included print and digital marketing materials, website creation, photo and video productions, presentations, slideshows, film festivals, and more.
Areas of greatest expertise include:
Graphic design and web design
Social media management
Photography and video shoot direction, production, and editing
Writing and editing
D Magazine has described her energy as "infectious."
The Column says she "definitely shines."
“She is one of the most lovely people I've worked with, and considering I've done this now for 30 years, I've worked with lots of people.”
