Douglas Turner Ward

Douglas Turner Ward
Douglas Turner Ward
Born 5 May 1930 (1930-05-05) (age 81)
Burnside, Louisiana, USA
Occupation 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 Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ "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. 
  7. ^ "Home". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3953. 
  8. ^ 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. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ "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. 
  12. ^ 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. 
  13. ^ "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. 
  14. ^ 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. 
  15. ^ 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. 
  16. ^ a b c "The River Niger". United States: Internet Broadway Database. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3185. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  17. ^ a b "The River Niger". United States: Internet Theatre Database. http://www.theatredb.com/QShow.php?sid=s1577. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  18. ^ "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. 

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