Nationality United States | Name Douglas Ward Period 1959–present Plays Happy Ending | |
Debut works Happy Ending and Day of Absence (1965) Magnum opus Happy Ending/Day of Absence Movies Man and Boy, Go Tell It on the Mountain Books Two plays, Brotherhood: Short One-act Play Similar People Robert Hooks, Charles Fuller, Joseph A Walker, Paul Carter Harrison, Samm‑Art Williams | ||
Douglas turner ward on black theatre autonomy
Douglas Turner Ward (born 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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- Douglas turner ward on black theatre autonomy
- Douglas turner ward on lorraine hansberry and lonne elder iii
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards and nominations
- References
Douglas turner ward on lorraine hansberry and lonne elder iii
Personal life
Turner was born in Burnside, Louisiana. His father was Roosevelt Ward and his mother was Dorothy Ward (née Short). Ward is married to Diana Powell Ward. They have a daughter, Elizabeth Ward.
Career
As an actor, he made his Broadway debut in a small role in A Raisin in the Sun. 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.
In 1967, he was one of the founders of the Negro Ensemble Company and served for many years as its artistic director.