Joyland; And What Happened in the Whacky Shack The most recent stage reading of Joyland was held on Sunday night in a Cedar-bordered studio at the Second City Training Center. A warm, vocal audience and a talented cast of actors made for a memorable evening of spooky drama Joyland takes place in a real abandoned amusement park in Wichita, Kansas, where four teens break inside the rusted gates for a night of adventurous mischief and hopefully the rekindling of a friendship. Ye