This is Erica Jensen, casting director, writer, and first-time solo producer! Thank you for clicking on our fundraiser.

Kate was my student at Pace University, and when she asked me to serve as the advisor on her thesis project, I felt both honored and excited to say yes. From the very beginning, her writing struck me—honest, heartbreaking, and disarmingly funny. It stayed with me, and I knew I wanted to help her bring this work beyond the walls of the university.

There are many solo shows, and yes, many grapple with the realities of sexual violence against women. But we are living in a moment when that violence is not only persistent, but too often echoed or minimized by those in power. That is precisely why stories like Kate’s matter. Each voice adds urgency, humanity, and truth to a conversation that cannot afford to quiet down.

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Kate Daley's comedic solo play follows her journey to reclaim agency after trauma, blending humor and heartbreak to transform silence, shame, and survival into connection and empowerment. Between hookups, vibrators, and Tinder, Kate navigates the chaotic hellscape of modern dating. With wit and no-holds-barred honesty, Join The Club confronts a culture of sexual misbehavior while celebrating resilience and desire. Raw, funny, and disarmingly intimate, it asks the unaskable—like whether survivors should wear matching sashes—and invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and heal alongside her as she rewrites her story on her terms.

OUR TEAM
Kate Daley (Playwright & Actor) is a New York City-based actor, writer, and improviser. Her debut solo piece “Polar Bear Disease” was selected to be performed at Franklin Furnace’s “Dry Run” festival in 2023. She has improvised on stages across NYC, including with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, the People’s Improv Theatre, and with indie teams in the backrooms of bars. Regional stage credits include “Kayleen” in Gruesome Playground Injuries at Enso Theatre Ensemble and “Briana” in Good Kids at Oregon Children’s Theatre. She graduated from Pace University with a BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voiceover, and Commercial.
Erica Jensen (Producer) is a casting director at and co-owner of Calleri Jensen Davis. Her 20 plus year career with partners James Calleri and Paul Davis spans film, television, regional, off Broadwayand Broadway theatre. Casting credits include Yale Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Actors Theatre ofLouisville, Classic Stage Company, Rattlestick Theater, City Theatre, McCarter Theatre, People’sLight and Theatre, Hartford Stage, LaJolla Playhouse, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, andThe Flea Theater. Broadway credits include Purpose (Tony Winner), Topdog/Underdog (TonyWinner).
Kelly McAndrew (Director) is a New York-based actor, director, and Clubbed Thumb affiliated artist. Most recently she appeared Off-Broadway in the Drama Desk nominated production of Blood of the Lamb at 59 e59 Theatres. Other recent Off-Broadway credits include: Coach Coach, Stargazers, The Thin Place, Novenas for a Lost Hospital, Men on Boats. TV: The Beast in Me, The Night Agent, New Amsterdam, The Sinner, The Good Fight, Daredevil (recurring), Orange is the New Black (recurring), A Kid Like Jake (Sundance 2018), Island Zero, Appropriate Behavior (Sundance 2014), In the Family (SPIRIT nomination) and Everybody’s Fine (with Robert DeNiro).
Website: jointheclubplay.com