DIRECTOR

NEST is a visionary, artistically ambitious project of scale, brought to life through collaboration with 23 leading multi-disciplinary artists - playwrights, theatre makers, spoken word artists, dance artists, and music artists - who will produce 23 new contemporary works that map our present through the eyes of our children and young people.

by CN Smith Corrib Theatre at 21Ten Theater - Portland, OR, USA

By Marlow Wyatt A staged reading presented by Common Crow Theatre November 23rd at Project Arts Centre

Written and Performed by Fionntán Larney Directed by Joy Nesbitt Performed at Dublin Fringe Festival 2023 Winner of the Fishamble New Writing Award Developed at FRINGE LAB and Scene+Heard

Written and Performed by Martha Knight Directed by Joy Nesbitt Performed at Dublin Fringe Festival 2023 Winner of The Listowel Residency “The George Fitzmaurice Award”  Developed at FRINGE LAB. Funded by the Arts Council / An Comhairle Ealaíon. Supported by the PAN PAN Platform at Dublin Fringe Festival and by PAN PAN’s International Mentorship Programme 2021.

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Joy Nesbitt Produced by The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts This was a production was a part of Gradfest at the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts, feature full productions directed by MFA theatre directing students at the Lir. All productions were produced by Loughlin Deegan, and were created under the instruction of professional director, Annabelle Comyn.

Devised by Joy Nesbitt and Pedro Pacheco with Ahmed Karim Tamu, Isolde Fenton, and Teresa Cruz​ Directed by Joy Nesbitt Produced by The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts This production was a part of the Devised theatre festival featuring pieces created by MFA theatre directing students at the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts. All pieces were devised under the instruction of master-deviser, Louise Lowe, and master-lighting designer, Sinead Wallace.

Written by Neil LaBute Adapted by Joy Nesbitt Directed by Joy Nesbitt Assistant Directed by Udochi Emeghara Produced by Harvard BlackCAST Executive Produced by The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatics Club and The Office for the Arts at Harvard This was a production presented on zoom by Harvard BlackCAST in April 2021. This production was an adaptation of Neil LaBute's original play, focused on issues of gender roles and relationships in the Black community.

Written by William Shakespeare Adapted by Joy Nesbitt and Devonne Pitts Directed by Joy Nesbitt and Devonne Pitts Produced by Allison Scharmann Executive Produced by Pinwheel Productions and The Office for the Arts at Harvard This was a production presented on zoom by Harvard BlackCAST during the summer of 2020. In addition to the online production streamed on youtube, I mixed and mastered a soundtrack for the show created by fellow student artists. This production was also a fundraiser for The

Written by Yasmina Reza Directed by Joy Nesbitt Produced by The Harvard Office for the Arts This production was presented by Harvard BlackCAST on Zoom. It was the first zoom production created by a Harvard student during the pandemic. Each of the four shows also had a fundraising aspect to it, and we were able to raise $10,000 for organizations associated with the support and care of Black lives as well as COVID-19 relief for imprisoned individuals.

Music by Henry Krieger Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen Directed by Joy Nesbitt and Emily Orr Music Directed by Joy Nesbitt Produced by Nia Talley, Lacey Hines, and Allison Scharmann This production was set to open in March of 2020 in the Oberon at the American Repertory Theater. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the show was cancelled right after the sitzprobe.

Music and Lyrics by Benny Andresson and Björn Ulvaeus Book by Catherine Johnson Directed by Ryan Kapur Music Directed by Joy Nesbitt and Clay Oxford Produced by Emily Orr, Aaron Olkin, Morgan Booker, and Angela Kim Executive Produced by The Harvard Radcliffe Dramatics Club This production was performed on the Mainstage at the American Repertory Theater in association with the Harvard Musical Theater Club.

Music and Lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes; Book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden Directed by Carla Troconis Music Directed by Joy Nesbitt and Ana Olano Produced by Sherry Gao Executive Produced by The Harvard Radcliffe Dramatics Club This production was performed in the Loeb Ex at the American Repertory Theater.