Work

Some of Joanna’s upcoming work and samples are listed below.

For more information or to request a script, contact Joanna.

Recent:

EKPHRASIS
Commissioned by We the Women Collective.
Received its first developmental reading in NYC on September 2022.

INFERNA
Reading, Valdez Theatre Conference, Summer 2022.
Residency, New York Stage and Film, Summer 2021.

KEEP THIS FAR APART
Domestic and international film festivals, 2022.
We the Women’s film anthology Keep This Far Apart is currently appearing at festivals around the US and internationally. In distribution via INTERVIEW. Written by Joanna Castle Miller, Anna Zeigler, Ming Peiffer, Gina Young, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour. Directed by Whitney White and Tyne Rafaeli.  

SH@MED
Finalist, Jewish Plays Project 2021
Regional Finalist, Jewish Plays Project: Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv
Kilroy’s List, 2020

The Storehouse
Premiering in the DC region, 2023 (Date TBD)
Reading, Women’s History Month at Bare Bones Theatre, Spring 2022
Reading, Valdez Theatre Conference, Summer 2019

The World’s Next Tooth Fairy Is Marci Peterson
Portland, OR. Continuous.
While Pulp Stage’s live performances of The World’s Next Tooth Fairy Is Marci Peterson have been postponed, you can enjoy the new Zoom-friendly reading script, developed with Pulp Stage, on New Play Exchange.

 

Recent Publications and Appearances:

I Am Liesl Von Trapp, and I Owe the Resistance an Apology (McSweeney’s)

I Am Ariel the Litter Mermaid, and I’d Like to Be a Fish Again (McSweeney’s)

We’re the Supreme Court, and We Should Have Used Protection (McSweeney’s)

The Villain Who Plans to Demolish the Toy Shop in a Hallmark Christmas Movie Sets the Record Straight (McSweeneys)

The Labor Shortage Hits Scrooge and Marley (McSweeney’s)

The Door from Titanic Settles the “Room for Jack” Debate Once and For All (The Belladonna)

The Mom from Bird Box Has Some Thoughts About This Pandemic (McSweeney’s)

Timothy Cratchit’s Socialist Manifesto (McSweeney’s)

The Test Case – Joanna joins the Villains of History podcast to discuss Nicolae Ceaucescu’s legacy in Romania with host Cat Alvarado.

 

Sketch Comedy:

Newseenex – The Newspaper You Can Cry Into (featured, Funny or Die and One Dumb Video)

Sorta My Thing: Sexy Janitor (Episode One of the Funny-or-Die featured web series Sorta My Thing)

All I Want for Christmas (Are Faithless Electors) (Featured, WhoHaha and The Advocate)

Red, White, and Dad: The Convention (Episode Two of Joanna’s web series documenting her dad’s third-party run for president)