Meet Joan!
Joan is a Virginia-based classical actor known for her command of heightened language, her powerful stage presence, and her knack for finding musicality in every performance.
Freshly equipped with an MFA in Shakespeare & Performance, Joan is seeking out opportunities to bring classical texts to new life as both an actor and educator.
RECENTLY:
Joan has just completed a wonderful season with Constellation Shakespeare Collective. Over the course of the season, Joan played:
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Lady Macbeth in Macbeth
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Clarinda/others in The Sea Voyage
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King of France in All's Well That Ends Well
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Nature in The Woman in the Moon
Photos and reviews below!
UP NEXT:
Joan is currently in rehearsals as an acting fellow for the American Shakespeare Center's summer repertory season, in which she will be understudying the roles of:
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Duke Frederick/Adam in As You Like It (directed by Jose Zayas)
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Simon Stimson/Professor Willard in Our Town (directed by K.P. Powell)
RECENT REVIEWS:
Lady Macbeth in Macbeth
Constellation Shakespeare Collective
"Macbeth’s relative inaction was countered in a standout performance by Joan Raube-Wilson as Lady Macbeth. Precise and thoughtful, Lady Macbeth had very little fear, and turned that into a pragmatic practicality that found both surprising comedy and deep pathos...Raube-Wilson did more than many Lady Macbeths I’ve seen to find a cohesive connection between the physical relationship of husband and wife in the early scenes, and her isolation in her final appearance."
Photos by Ariel Tatum
Clarinda/others in The Sea Voyage
Constellation Shakespeare Collective
"Raube-Wilson turned what could have been a Miranda parody into a deeply ethically motivated woman, who saw Albert and immediately started questioning her mother’s entire attitude towards men, taking control and snapping at her fellow women. Clarinda was unencumbered by baggage, and responded to everything she was told with an open-hearted trust that was also desperately moving...The transformation in Clarinda was the production’s most profound character point, turning a romp into – from at least one character’s perspective – something approaching a coming-of-age tragedy."
Photo by Ariel Tatum
Queen of France in All's Well That Ends Well
Constellation Shakespeare Collective
"The most important corrective force was, of course, the Queen. Regendering the character had several interesting effects, all of which felt natural to the play...As the Queen, Raube-Wilson was very much a queen; this was not a court ruled by a masculinist tyranny, but rather by communal respect. Attendants stood near her formally and supported her when she stood (with some difficulty). The Queen was clear, unfussy, ready to listen but also quick to make decisions. And crucially, she had no truck with masculinist bullshit."
Photo by Miscellaneous Media
Nature in The Woman in the Moon
Constellation Shakespeare Collective
"As Nature, Raube-Wilson was the play’s most potent authority figure, framing the play at start and end but also leading the music throughout. By creating the sounds and conditions of the play, Nature also asserted her dominance over all; Raube-Wilson’s powerful presence on the stage meant that she was able to talk over all seven gods at once and bring them into orbit with one another.”