Casey Keenan Joiner

Position:

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Voice

Email: casey.joiner@xgcr.net

Employed Since:

Fall 2024

Educational History:

B.A., M.M., M.M., Texas Tech University; D.M.A., Shenandoah University (in progress)

Professional Highlights:

Contralto Casey Keenan Joiner, a native of Dallas, Texas, is a Virginia-based performer, director, educator, and composer whose original work has been showcased in New York at Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s 54 Below, The Duplex, and The West End Lounge. Recent directing projects include “Hello, Dolly!” at Lubbock’s Moonlight Musicals and “A Little Night Musical” with Texas Tech’s School of Theatre and Dance.

As a performer, Joiner has performed in numerous shows in the New York tri-state area, including Matti Kovler’s lauded “Drumf and the Rhinegold” with the Floating Tower Theatre group. Other roles include Madame Flora in Menotti’s “The Medium,” The Baker’s Wife in Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” Smitty in “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” and the titular role in “Annie Get Your Gun.” Internationally, she has performed in Scotland, Ireland, England and Germany with more international performances planned for 2024.

Joiner is a member of the National Opera Association, the Pan American Vocology Association, and the National Association of the Teacher of Singing. She is currently serving as chief communications officer for the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, guest columnist for the Journal of Singing, and student editor for the Journal of Voice.