Joy Hawkins

Alumni.

Joy Hawkins *

Actor

Joy has been a professional actress since she was 21 … let’s not count.  She has been seen on all the stages of Key West — The Red Barn Theatre (where she serves as Artistic Director), the Key West Pops, Bobby in the Lobby, a Randy Roberts Extravaganza and the Waterfront Playhouse where  she has been fortunate to play Amanada in The Glass Menagerie and Sister Aloysius in Doubt.  Frequently, Joy is seen around the country in regional theatres as Louise in the very popular Always…Patsy Cline as well as touring Scotland, England and Ireland with the show.  Long ago credits include  being resident comedienne and The Tiger Girl on The Dean Martin Show, one of Dean’s Golddiggers and starring in The Gene Kelly Show in Las Vegas.  Joy has directed over 65 productions for The Red Barn, Stoneham Theatre in MA, Florida Studio Theatre, Tucson’s Invisible Theatre and The Allenberry Playhouse.  She has a degree in Theatre from Northwestern University.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

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