Joined PRX: July 6, 2006

Joseph Dougherty received Drama Desk and Critics Outer Circle nominations for his play "Digby" produced at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He wrote the libretto for the Tony winning musical "My Favorite Year" presented at Lincoln Center.

An Emmy and Humanitas Prize winner for his work on the groundbreaking series "thirtysomething," he has written several movies for HBO including "Cast a Deadly Spell," which was nominated for a Ray Bradbury Award by the Mystery Writers of America and was featured at the 2005 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.

He has contributed to several popular television series including "Once and Again," "Judging Amy" and "saved," and is the author of the book "Comfort and Joi."

He is the creator of "Handwritten Theatre," A Series of Brief Dramatic Pieces Originally Composed in a Small Black Notebook with a Fountain Pen.