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Joni joined BroadwayWorld in 2016 after over twenty-five years of involvement in the Central Texas theatre scene. She has worked as a company member and educator for Pollyanna Children's Theatre. She is a B Iden Payne nominated director whose acting and directing work has been seen in Austin with her own theatre company NxNW Theatre Company, Austin Children's Theatre, The Sam Bass Theatre in Round Rock, The Georgetown Palace, and The Temple Civic Theatre. Joni's diverse directing portfolio includes You Can't Take It With You, Steel Magnolias,The Marriage of Figaro, and the award winning I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change. As an actor, Joni has been seen in dozens of productions including Arcadia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Man Who Came To Dinner, The Taming of The Shrew, and Hay Fever. Joni is also a spiritual director (not too be confused with theatre director) chaplain and professional photographer. She lives in Cedar Park TX with her wonderful wife Tammy and their rescue dog, Edgar.
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The most recent tour of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD with Richard ThomasFavorite Stories
- Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Bass Concert Hall - It has been a long time (maybe I'm just jaded) but this production reminded me of how deeply theatre can affect us to affect change. The Outsiders is a close second. The Rumble, just... WOW!
- Interview: Jaston Williams of HIGH HEELS AND COWBOY BOOTS at Stateside At The Paramount - A chance to be with a Texas legend. What's not fabulous about that?
- Review: GEOFF SOBELLE'S FOOD Texas Performing Arts at The McCullough Theatre - This is a striking social commentary on consumption, FOOD is clever, confronting, interactive, and it's performance art at its very best. This show has had a long range impact on me.
- Feature: Ground Floor Theatre Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary - Ground Floor is one of the most collaborative, supportive theatres in Austin. No theatre company brings their mission to the forefront with such power and capacity for inclusive practices.

Review: ALWAYS A BOY at Ground Floor Theatre
February 21, 2024
A positive testament to a family’s capacity to love and affirm their transgender child.

Review: BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL at Bass Concert Hall
February 7, 2024
Maybe BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL, is Gen Z’s ROCKY HORROR SHOW.

Review: GEOFF SOBELLE'S FOOD Texas Performing Arts at The McCullough Theatre
February 2, 2024
From Geoff Sobelle’s website, we learn that “FOOD is an intimate dinner party performance that uses smell, taste, touch and audience instruction to feed a meditation on the ways and whys of eating.

Interview: Shohei Iwahama of LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO
January 10, 2024
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, often simply referred to as 'The Trocks,' is a well-known all-male drag ballet company that parodies and pays homage to classical ballet.

Review: ZACH'S POP! at ZACH Feeds the Body and Soul!
December 19, 2023
I’m sitting in Austin traffic, bearing the half an hour it takes to get from Mopac and Cesar Chavez to ZACH theatre on South Lamar, and I’m in a mood.

Review: MY FAIR LADY at BASS CONCERT HALL
December 8, 2023
MY FAIR LADY rolled into town this week, treating Austin to a classic musical of old.

Review: JACK & AIDEN at Ground Floor Theatre
December 5, 2023
“Go see this wonderful production, and go see it now.

Review: THE THIN PLACE at ZACH
November 14, 2023
Lucas Hnath's play THE THIN PLACE premiered at the Humana Festival of New American plays in 2019.

Review: Jarrott Productions DEATHTRAP Gives Us Classic Thriller Fun
November 1, 2023
What did our critic think of DEATHTRAP at Jarrott Productions?

Review: ANTIGONE at Filigree Theatre
October 17, 2023
Sophocles Antigone undergoes no less pleasant a fate in this excellent production.

Review: Austin Rainbow Theatre Comes Out With SORDID LIVES
October 10, 2023
What did our critic think of SORDID LIVES at Austin Rainbow Theatre?

Review: THE BOOK OF LIFE at McCullough Theatre
October 5, 2023
What did our critic think of THE BOOK OF LIFE at McCullough Theatre? The production is more than just a play, though; it is a poignant exploration of personal history and the power of connecting with one's ancestors.

Interview: Odile Gakire Katese on THE BOOK OF LIFE at McCullough Theatre
September 26, 2023
Odile Gakire Katese, a Rwandan playwright, actor, director, and humanitarian, is known for her work in using theater and the arts to promote healing and reconciliation in her home country after the 1994 genocide.

Review: MOMIX'S ALICE TAKES US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE at Bass Concert Hall
September 26, 2023
What did our critic think of MOMIX'S ALICE TAKES US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE at Bass Concert Hall? Momix’s dance production of ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carroll's timeless classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass,' is a mesmerizing and surreal journey into the whimsica

Review: THE GIRL WHO BECAME LEGEND at ZACH
September 21, 2023
What did our critic think of THE GIRL WHO BECAME LEGEND at ZACH? In the heart of Dustbin, where rules and dust reign supreme, I had the opportunity to experience Sarah Saltwick’s charming THE GIRL WHO BECAME LEGEND.

Review: Get Haunted by Archive Theater's RAVEN WINGED HOURS
September 19, 2023
If you are seeking an evening of spooky entertainment and a journey into the mind of a literary genius, RAVEN WINGED HOURS is a must-see.

Interview: Moses Pendleton talks ALICE coming to Bass Concert Hall
September 16, 2023
An upcoming tour of Momix’s ALICE is headed to Austin next week, and we’re in for a treat.

Review: JENNA AND THE WHALE at Ground Floor Theatre
August 24, 2023
Like Jonah and the Whale, JENNA AND THE WHALE shows us the value of second chances and how to discover our own resilience

Interview: Kathy Valentine of HEAD OVER HEELS at ZACH Theatre
August 21, 2023
A bawdy, bold and inclusive production of HEAD OVER HEELS — a delightful jukebox musical based on the Go-Go's music — is now playing at ZACH Theatre.
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