What Is An Artist’s Responsibility During Climate Change? I was inspired to write The Great Understanding after taking the class, “Climate Change, Fiction and Literature” taught by Professor Devin Zuber at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. I met Devin while spending time in Berkeley during the winter of 2019. When he learned of my passion for the intersections of the arts and sciences, he invited me to audit the course with his usual students, who are seminarians and doctoral candidates in religious studies. The book that had the most profound impact on me was “The Great Derangem ..read more

It’s time to get back to theatre life!! I’m hosting improv parties at my unusually large Brooklyn apartment. This is inspired by the fact that I got the J&J vaccine a couple weeks ago. It did hit me hard at first – a few days of fever, aches, headache, etc. But I guess that was just my immune system STOMPING ALL OVER COVID! YES! Now I feel like superwoman – able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, rip off my mask and hug my friends!!! YES!!! And… play improv games! If you’re vaccinated and love improv, then you’re invited! And well – you might also need to be in the NYC area… Email ..read more

When I walked into the emergency room of New York Presbyterian on March 13, just as the COVID-19 epidemic was gaining steam in the US, I had a fever and felt awful, but I had no idea that I was in any serious danger. I stumbled into that ER more as a precaution than anything. I had nothing useful in my bag – no toothbrush, no book, no change of clothes – just my wallet, a half-empty water bottle, and a magazine I’d already read. And then: two weeks of hell. COVID-19 was hell. My mind couldn’t, wouldn’t grasp it while it was happening. There was no escape from the fever, the pain and the nausea ..read more

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In this intelligent and entertaining solo play, performer and science maven Jennifer Joy mashes up chaos theory with a Trump-voting farm wife, a liberal rural politician, a teen punk Antifa activist and more. Inspired in part by her own far-right Republican farm family, Jennifer reveals how we got to this point – and what’s next. Theatre for the New City’s Dream Up Festival: Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9pm Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 pm Friday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 pm Saturday, Sept 14 at 5pm Sunday Sept. 15 at 5pm Theatre for the New City, 155 1s ..read more

In this intelligent and entertaining solo play, performer and science maven Jennifer Joy mashes up chaos theory with a Trump-voting farm wife, a liberal rural politician, a teen punk Antifa activist and more. Inspired in part by her own far-right Republican farm family, Jennifer reveals how we got to this point – and what’s next. At Dream Up Festival: Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9pm Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 pm Friday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 pm Saturday, Sept 14 at 5pm Sunday Sept. 15 at 5pm Theatre for the New City, 155 1st Avenue, NYC TIX: https ..read more

“The Chaos Theory of Now” Staged Reading A play in progress Nerdy performer Jennifer Joy mashes up chaos theory with evangelical Trump voters, an Antifa punk rocker, a closeted lesbian country singer and more, in this solo show that uses the Butterfly Effect to explore alternate histories – and futures. When: November 8, 2018 at 7pm Where: BAX, 421 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tickets: No tix, it’s a staged reading, with a discussion afterwards.  Just RSVP to bizmgr@jenniferjoyonline.com ..read more

My reading is fast approaching! Deets: “The Chaos Theory of Now” Thursday, July 19   6:30 The Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street. Tickets: https://m.ovationtix.com/pr/996334 Description: Nerdy performer Jennifer Joy mashes up chaos theory with evangelical Trump voters, punk rockers, and lesbian country singers, and more, in this solo show that uses the Butterfly Effect to explore alternate histories – and futures ..read more

I’m happy to announce that the next staged reading of my new solo show will be July 19, 6:30, as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival. The festival is being held at The Wild Project 195 E 3rd St. NYC. Ticket link coming soon ..read more

The very cool people at SciArt Center interviewed me for their magazine. Many thanks to them! Here’s the link: https://www.sciartcenter.org/jennifer-joy.html ..read more