Joy Donley
RECENT WORK: Reprised her 2024 role in Bucket Brigade's "Survivors of the Fire: Stories & Songs Remembering the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894" at the Hinckley Fire Museum (9/1/25). Produced and directed "The Tin Woman" at the Historic Mounds Theatre in St Paul, April, 2025.
OTHER DIRECTING: "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" with Nocturnal Giraffe Theatre, which played Oct/Nov, 2024 at CFPA. Her cast was voted "Best Comedic Performance by an Ensemble" by the Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers.
OTHER ACTING: She appeared in "I'm Proud of You" with Theatre L'Homme Dieu and "Survivors of the Fire: Stories & Songs Remembering the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894" with Bucket Brigade. Joy was nominated by Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers for "Favorite Dramatic Performance by an Individual" for her role as Vivian Bearing in "Wit" at Theater in the Round, produced by Hypnic Jerk Theatre.
Joy is a freelance director, actor, producer, theatre teacher, publicist and sometimes stage manager. Her company, 100 Percent Human Theatre, is a professional theatre which focuses on engaging audiences beyond the story. Joy holds an M.A. in Theatre Education and a B.A. in Theatre Arts. She is married to Michael Pearce Donley, co-creator and actor in Triple Espresso--a highly caffeinated comedy.
Joy Donley
RECENT WORK: Reprised her 2024 role in Bucket Brigade's "Survivors of the Fire: Stories & Songs Remembering the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894" at the Hinckley Fire Museum (9/1/25). Produced and directed "The Tin Woman" at the Historic Mounds Theatre in St Paul, April, 2025.
OTHER DIRECTING: "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" with Nocturnal Giraffe Theatre, which played Oct/Nov, 2024 at CFPA. Her cast was voted "Best Comedic Performance by an Ensemble" by the Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers.
OTHER ACTING: She appeared in "I'm Proud of You" with Theatre L'Homme Dieu and "Survivors of the Fire: Stories & Songs Remembering the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894" with Bucket Brigade. Joy was nominated by Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers for "Favorite Dramatic Performance by an Individual" for her role as Vivian Bearing in "Wit" at Theater in the Round, produced by Hypnic Jerk Theatre.
Joy is a freelance director, actor, producer, theatre teacher, publicist and sometimes stage manager. Her company, 100 Percent Human Theatre, is a professional theatre which focuses on engaging audiences beyond the story. Joy holds an M.A. in Theatre Education and a B.A. in Theatre Arts. She is married to Michael Pearce Donley, co-creator and actor in Triple Espresso--a highly caffeinated comedy.