- Douglas Turner Ward
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Douglas Turner Ward Born 5 May 1930
Burnside, Louisiana, USAOccupation Playwright, actor, director, theatrical producer Nationality United States Information Period 1959–present Debut works Happy Ending and Day of Absence (1965) Magnum opus Happy Ending/Day of Absence Awards Drama Desk Award for Happy Ending and Day of Absence Douglas Turner Ward (May 5, 1930) is an American playwright, actor, director and theatrical producer best known as a founder and artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).
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Biography
Turner was born in Burnside, Louisiana. In 1967, he was one of the founders of the Negro Ensemble Company and served for many years as its artistic director.
As an actor, he made his Broadway debut in a small role in A Raisin in the Sun.[1] However, his first significant artistic achievement would be as a playwright. Happy Ending/Day of Absence, a program of two one-act plays premiered at the St. Mark's Playhouse in Manhattan on November 15, 1965 and ran for 504 performances. Ward received a Drama Desk Award for his playwrighting.[2][3]
Selected Credits
Theatre
Directing
Year Production Theatre(s) Notes 1982 A Soldier's Play[4] Lucille Lortel Theatre Drama Desk Award nomination[3] 1980 Zooman and the Sign[5] Theatre Four 1979 Home[6][7] St. Mark's Playhouse 1975 The First Breeze of Summer[8] St. Mark's Playhouse 1972 The River Niger[9] St. Mark's Playhouse 1970 Day of Absence[10] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Brotherhood. Brotherhood[10] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Day of Absence. 1968 Daddy Goodness[11] St. Mark's Playhouse Writing
Year Production Theatre(s) Notes 1983 The Redeemer[12] Theatre Four Part of a program of three one-act plays, entitled About Heaven and Earth. 1970 Day of Absence[10] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Brotherhood. Brotherhood[10] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Day of Absence. 1969 The Reckoning[13] St. Mark's Playhouse 1965 Day of Absence[14] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Happy Ending. Happy Ending[14] St. Mark's Playhouse Part of a program of two one-act plays with Day of Absence. Acting
Year Production Role Theatre(s) Notes 1983 Tigus[12] Tigus Theatre Four Part of a program of three one-act plays, entitled About Heaven and Earth. 1975 The First Breeze of Summer[8] Harper Edwards St. Mark's Playhouse 1972 The River Niger[15][16][17] Johnny Williams St. Mark's Playhouse[15]
Brooks Atkinson Theatre[16][17]Obie Award, Distinguished Performance[15]
Tony Award nomination, Best Featured Actor in a Play[16]1969 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men[18] Mr. Russell B. Parker St. Mark's Playhouse Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Performance[3] 1959 A Raisin in the Sun[1] Moving Man
Bobo (understudy)
Walter Lee Younger (understudy)Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Belasco TheatreAwards and nominations
- 1966 Drama Desk Award for Happy Ending and Day of Absence[3]
- 1968 Drama Desk Award (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company)[3]
- 1969 Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Performance) for Ceremonies in Dark Old Men[3]
- 1969 Tony Award Special Award (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company)[3]
- 1974 Tony Award, Best Play (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company) for The River Niger[3]
- 1974 Tony Award nomination, Best Featured Actor in a Play for The River Niger[3]
- 1976 Tony Award nomination, Best Play (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company) for The First Breeze of Summer[3]
- 1979 Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding New Play (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company) for Nevis Mountain Dew[3]
- 1982 Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding New Play (with Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Negro Ensemble Company) for A Soldier's Play[3]
- 1982 Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Director of a Play for A Soldier's Play[3]
References
- ^ a b "A Raisin in the Sun". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2083. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Happy Ending/Day of Absence". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:The Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3928. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Douglas Turner Ward". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=16444. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "A Soldier's Play". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=1438. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Zooman and the Sign". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=2543. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Home". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=2713. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Home". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3953.
- ^ a b "The First Breeze of Summer". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3120. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "The River Niger". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3244. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b c d "Happy Ending/Day of Absence". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3560. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Daddy Goodness". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3605. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b "About Heaven and Earth". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=2363. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "The Reckoning". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=35098. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b "Happy Ending/Day of Absence". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3928. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b c "The River Niger". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3244. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b c "The River Niger". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3185. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ a b "The River Niger". United States: Internet Theatre Database. http://www.theatredb.com/QShow.php?sid=s1577. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men". New York, New York: Lortel Archives: The Internet Off-Broadway Database. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=3654. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
External links
- Douglas Turner Ward at the Internet Movie Database
- Douglas Turner Ward at the Internet Broadway Database
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