News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Lindsay Joy Headshot

Lindsay Joy

Get Lindsay Joy Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

BIO

Lindsay grew up in the middle of nowhere New Hampshire. She’s a proud member of the inaugural class of the Amoralists ‘Wright Club, and the all-lady ass-kicking Beehive Collective. She recently served as Co-Artistic Director to the Award Winning LabRats Theater Company. The Rats production her full length play, “The Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen”, garnered two NYIT awards Including “Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play” and “Outstanding Director”. The Farm Theater commissioned Lindsay to write and collaborate with three colleges over the course of 2014/2015, the resulting play, “In the Event of my Death” was produced at Ashland University, Centre College, and Clark University. “In the Event…” is slated for its New York premiere in August of 2016, produced by Stable Cable Theater Company. Vertigo Theater Company’s “Bareknuckle” (a sight specific evening set in Dumbo’s famed Gleason’s Boxing Gym) featured her script “Clinch”. She loves the Red Sox and coffee.

News


Tamar Greene, Adam Heller, Jessica Vosk, and Others React to Their Nominations for The St. Louis Theater Circle Awards
by James Lindhorst - Feb 9, 2025

The nominees’ reactions are starting to pour in following the St. Louis Theater Circle Awards announcement last week naming the nominees. Awards will be presented in 34 categories for outstanding achievement in Musicals, Dramas, Comedies, and Opera. Leading all companies is The Muny with 30 nominations. Two of the nominated actors are Adam Heller and Jessica Vosk. Heller played Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and Vosk starred as Jenna in The Muny premiere of WAITRESS. Both were nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Musical.
Feature: The Muny’s 30 Nods Leads the St Louis Theater Circle Awards Nominations
by James Lindhorst - Feb 4, 2025

The St. Louis Theater Circle has announced their 2025 nominations for their annual awards. Each year, the Circle honors excellence in professional theater with awards in 34 categories for producing, directing, acting, and technical theatre. This year The Muny leads all companies with 30 nominations spread across their seven musicals presented in their 106th season. STAGES St. Louis, The New Jewish Theatre, and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis earned 19 nominations each. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of AS YOU LIKE IT and STAGES St. Louis production of RAGTIME are the most nominated productions of the year with 10 nods each.
The Farm Theater Awards Playwright Gina Femia With 2025/26 College Collaboration Project Commission
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

The Farm Theater has awarded playwright Gina Femia with their 2025/26 College Collaboration Project Commision. Learn more about the Commission and about Femia here.
The Top 10 Theater Productions in St. Louis for 2024
by James Lindhorst - Dec 12, 2024

This past season was the year of the drama in St. Louis Theater. Patrons returned to the theatre in droves and many of the regional companies experienced strong box office with sold-out or extended runs. Tesseract Theater Company had a breakout year, placing two productions on this top 10 list. The Black Rep, ERA, They Muny, New Jewish Theater, The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, and STAGES St. Louis all benefited from positive word of mouth and strong single ticket box office sales thanks to their marvelous seasons and well-reviewed productions.  
Review: St. Louis Stages Thrills with DISNEY'S NEWSIES in an Exhilarating New Production
by James Lindhorst - Aug 1, 2024

This STAGES St. Louis production of Disney’s NEWSIES is a thrilling production on a grand scale with a large cast and phenomenal production value. In her debut as choreographer of a full-blown professional production Lindsay Joy Lancaster electrified the sold-out Kirkwood Performing Arts Center with her athletic blend of classical and contemporary dance. Director Steve Bebout collaborated with his cast and crew to tell a stirring David versus Goliath story that was exceptionally entertaining with exquisite execution. Actor Daniel Marconi creates an audacious and gritty Jack Kelly.
Interview: Chatting with Set Designer Ann Beyersdorfer And Choreographer Lindsay Joy Lancaster of DISNEY'S NEWSIES at STAGES St. Louis
by James Lindhorst - Jul 25, 2024

Set designer Ann Beyersdorfer and choreographer Lindsay Joy Lancaster are making their STAGES St. Louis debut working on the upcoming production of Disney’s NEWSIES. Beyersdorfer, a Belleville, Illinois native, is a world class set designer who has created sets for Broadway, National Tours, Saturday Night Live, and the St. Louis Muny. Lancaster, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the head of dance at The Institute for American Musical Theatre. Both sat down with Broadway World during their dinner break to talk about what brought them to STAGES St. Louis, how excited they are to work on this production of Disney’s NEWSIES, and the fresh perspectives they are bringing to the show. 
STAGES St. Louis Announces Full Casting for DISNEY'S NEWSIES
by James Lindhorst - Jun 27, 2024

STAGES St. Louis has announced the full cast of their 2024 production of Disney’s NEWSIES, performing July 26- August 25 at The Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. The show will be led by Daniel Marconi as Jack Kelly and Taylor Quick as Katherine. St. Louis’ Matthew Cox will be making his STAGES St. Louis Debut when he takes on the role of Crutchie.   Steve Bebout, immediately off of his St. Louis Theatre Circle win as Best Director of a Comedy for last year’s hit show CLUE, will return to STAGES to direct Disney’s NEWSIES. Bebout’s CLUE set box office records as the best-selling production in the history of STAGES St. Louis. Choreography will be created by STAGES newcomer, Lindsay Joy Lancaster. 
Feature: RomCom QUEEN OF KNIVES to Premiere in Las Vegas at The Beverly Theater
by Debbie Hall - Jun 18, 2024

Gene Pope, an independent filmmaker and producer, will debut his romantic comedy The Queen of Knives in several cities, with a screening at The Beverly Theater in Las Vegas on June 18.
Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media Acquires Mel Harris-Led QUEEN OF KNIVES Film
by Michael Major - Mar 4, 2024

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to QUEEN OF KNIVES. BroadwayWorld can exclusively report that the comedy feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD.
The Farm Theater Awards Playwright Enid Graham With the 2024/25 College Collaboration Project Commission
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2024

The Farm Theater awards playwright Enid Graham with the 2024/25 College Collaboration Project Commission.
Dipti Bramhandkar Named The Farm Theater's 2023-24 Playwriting Fellow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2023

Now in its tenth season of supporting emerging writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2023/24 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Dipti Bramhandkar.
Cast Announced For Atlantic Theater Company's THE FAR COUNTRY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere production of The Far Country, an Atlantic commissioned play by Guggenheim fellow Lloyd Suh, directed by Obie Award winner Eric Ting.
Atlantic Theater Company to Present FIRST GEN MIXFEST Featuring Work by Ngozi Anyanwu, Roger Q. Mason & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2022

Atlantic Theater Company will present First Gen MixFest, a series of free readings co-produced by playwrights Ngozi Anyanwu and Sanaz Toossi, that will run at Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater from Monday, August 8th through Wednesday, August 17th, 2022. 
Deneen Reynolds-Knott Awarded The Farm Theater's 2022/23 College Collaboration Project Commission
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2022

Now in its ninth season of supporting emerging writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2022/23 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Deneen Reynolds-Knott (Antepartum at The Fire This Time Festival; Shoebox Picnic Road Side: Route One with Alabama Shakespeare Festival).
Playwright Jake Brasch Awarded 2021-22 College Collaboration Project Commission With The Farm Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2021

Now in its ninth season of supporting emerging writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2021/22 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Jake Brasch (Greenland at Dixon Place; Salutations, I'm Creative Dave at Alchemical Theatre Laboratory). Jake will collaborate with Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN and Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, TN. Austin Peay is participating in The Farm Theater's College Collaboration Project for the first time. This will be Pellissippi State's second year, following their partnership in 2018-19. 
The Farm Theater Awards Lia Romeo With 2020/21 College Collaboration Project Commission
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2020

Now in its seventh season of supporting emerging female writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2020/21 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Lia Romeo (The Forest, featured on The Kilroys' List; NYIT Award nominee for Connected at 59E59). Ms. Romeo will collaborate with Centre College in Danville, KY (fall 2020) and Wells College in Aurora, NY (spring 2020). This will be Centre College's fourth time participating in The Farm Theater's College Collaboration Project.
Alex Riad's THE WILD PARROTS OF CAMPBELL Will Premiere at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2019

The NOW Collective and Michael DiMino will present the World Premiere of The Wild Parrots of Campbell, written by Alex Riad (The Floor is Lava at La MaMa/Best Play at the 2017 Planet Connections Festival) and directed by Padraic Lillis (NYIT Outstanding Director Award for Lindsay Joy's play Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen) at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014), December 4-21.
The Farm Theater To Launch BULLPEN SESSIONS Podcast
by Julie Musbach - Mar 15, 2019

The Farm Theater (Padraic Lillis, Founding Artistic Director) will launch season one of their new Bullpen Sessions Podcast on Thursday, March 28. This ten-episode series, hosted by Padraic Lillis and Lee J. Kaplan, will be available worldwide on all major podcast distributors.
The Farm Theater Awards Playwright Judith Leora With 2019/20 College Collaboration Project Commission
by Julie Musbach - Jan 14, 2019

Now in its sixth season of supporting emerging female writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2019/20 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Judith Leora. Ms. Leora will collaborate with Hillsborough Community College in Hillsborough, FL (fall 2019), Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, AL (winter 2020), and Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA (spring 2020). This will be Birmingham Southern College's second time participating in The Farm Theater's College Collaboration Project. 
Actor Valerie David Smashes Cancer Twice In Her Award-winning Solo Show THE PINK HULK
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2018

Award-winning actor, playwright and two-time cancer survivor Valerie David is bringing her critically acclaimed, comical one-woman show The Pink Hulk: One Woman's Journey to Find the Superhero Within to Dance Naked Production's Come Inside Festival in October, which details Ms. David's battle with cancer and how she beat the odds to become cancer-free. She is thrilled to debut her show in Portland after just returning from a successful European tour: The Pink Hulk received The WOW Award from Sweden's Gothenburg Fringe Festival. And in September, her inspiring play was a finalist in the New York New Works Festival on Theatre Row.

Get Lindsay Joy Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos