Joseph Anthony - Awards and Affiliations

Awards and Affiliations

Joseph Anthony was nominated for a total of five directorial Tony Awards throughout his career, though he never won. In 1956, Anthony was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Director for The Lark. The following year he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction for A Clearing in the Woods and for The Most Happy Fella. After the Direction category was split into plays and musicals, Anthony was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play: in 1960 for The Best Man and in 1961 for Rhinoceros]. Finally, in 1964, Anthony was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for 110 in the Shade.

Joseph Anthony taught at the American Theatre Wing, Vassar College, Hunter College, and at New York University. In 1937, Anthony became one of the founding members of American Actors Company. In 1976, Anthony became a Professor of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at Purchase. He was also a member of the Actors Studio, a council member of the Actors' Equity Association, a board member of what was then known as the Screen Directors Guild, and the first President of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.