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...

Barksdale's "Shipwrecked" Jolly Good Fun

Joan Tupponce's review of "Shipwrecked."

"The Foreignor" Shines at Swift Creek Mill

Joan Tupponce reviews "The Foreignor" at Swift Creek Mill.

"On Golden Pond" glitters at Barksdale

Joan Tupponce reviews "On Golden Pond" at Barksdale at Hanover Tavern

Writer Joan Tupponce reviews Firehouse Theater's "Rent."

Topnotch performances bring modern version of "La Boheme" to life.

A Crowning Achievement at Barksdale

Joan Tupponce reviews "Crowns" at Barksdale Theatre.

Henley Street Theatre Delivers a Classic with a Message

Joan Tupponce's review of "A Doll's House."

The Empire Theatre Comes Alive with “The Sound of Music”

Barksdale/Theatre IV Production is Top Rate

A Grand Night for Singing

Swift Creek Mill Theatre's newest offering, A Grand Night for Singing, is true to its name. The musical review celebrates the legendary songs of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.

The Butterflies Are Free

The hippie generation made its mark on everything from tie dye t-shirts to modern culture. The peace and free love mantra they professed is being showcased again in Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern's production of The Butterflies are Free.

First Baptist of Ivy Gap

The women of Ivy Gap who’ve gathered in the church meeting room at First Baptist have as much to learn about themselves as they do each other.