Anthony D. Pound

Anthony is formerly the Program Director at Junior Players in Dallas and before that the Associate Director of Education - Youth Engagement at the New Victory Theater in New York City where he was honored with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the White House in 2014. Additionally, he was awarded a National Afterschool Matters Fellowship with National Institute of Out of School Time at Wellesley College and University of California at Berkeley. He holds degrees and certifications from Options Institute of New York in College Access Counseling, Fordham University for Mentor Program Creation and the University of Memphis in their BFA program for Performance. Anthony has served on varioyus advisory boards (Career Internship Network, Teaching Artist Guild, National Guild Emerging Leaders) Over the past 20 years Anthony has been honored to lead the creation of award winning programs (2014 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, 2023 Dallas City of Learning Neighborhood Award), present at conferences (National Guild for Community Arts Education, National Mentor, National Afterschool Association, National Institute on Out-of-School Time, American Alliance of Theater and Education) and share published literary thoughts (The Heartbeat of the Youth Development Field: Professional Journeys of Growth, Connection, and Transformation - author, Afterschool Matters Journal - peer reviewer). His combined time with New 42/New Victory Theater and Junior Players, along with his early and continued career as a theater artist, gives him a unique perspective on introducing a lifetime of arts patronage to multiple generations and backgrounds. His stage direction work includes: NYC Ligeia (NYC Premier), Trophy Thieves (NYC Premier), I Take This Man, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Much Ado About Nothing, Camp Wish No More (NYC Premier), Julius Caesar, Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet, Pygmalion, Wizard of Oz, Dirty July (NYC Premier), Two Gentlemen of Verona, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, All Shook Up, and others. In addition Anthony has directed and performed regionally in 30+ productions since 1996. Anthony is originally from Memphis, TN. He moved to New York City in 2004 and then to Texas in 2021. He has a wonderful wife and two amazing kiddos.