Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce is a national award-winning journalist who has been freelancing since 1989. Her articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, Teen Beat, Seventeen, Challenge magazine, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginian-Pilot, Richmond magazine, Virginia Living, Virginia Business, Virginia Golfer and more. She has also written for the public relations area of Sports Illustrated. Her broadcast experience includes radio and television reviews, travelogues and celebrity interviews. Joan is also a Richmond area theater critic.

Stories from Joan Tupponce...

Merchant of Venice a "First Rate Production"

Free lance writer Joan Tupponce reviews Henley Street Theatre's modernized version of Shakespeare's seldom performed tale.

Firehouse's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Probes Disturbing Character Traits

Reviewer Tupponce says actors meet the challenge of Tennessee Williams' psychological drama.

"Lend Me a Tenor" Called Light Hearted Farce

Critic Joan Tupponce says you'll laugh out loud at Barksdale's latest offering.

"Light Summer Fun" at Barksdale

Reviewer Joan Tupponce finds much laughter in "Boeing, Boeing."

"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" a Delightful Romp, WCVE's Morning Edition Critic Says

Free-lance writer Joan Tupponce finds much to like in a review of Barksdale's current offering.

Theater IV's "Honk" Appeals to Kids and Grown-ups

Free lance writer Joan Tupponce finds the adaptation of "The Ugly Ducking" has something for everyone.

Barksdale's "Circle" Refreshing

Writer Joan Tupponce reviews "Circle, Mirror, Transformation" at Barksdale.

"Waiting for Godot" is About ... Nothing

Freelance writer Joan Tupponce says a talented cast can't prevent viewers from wondering what the play is about.

"A Thousand Clowns" a Great Ensemble Performance

Barksdale at Hanover's cast shines in a revival of Herb Gardner's '60s comedy.

TUPPONCE: "Judas" thought-challenging

Free-lance writer Joan Tupponce finds "Last Days of Judas Iscariot" challenging in thought and theory.