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).
As an actor, Turner made his Broadway debut in a small role in A Raisin in the Sun. His first significant artistic achievement would be as a playwright, however. 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.
| Credit Type | Production | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Rose McClendon: Harlem’s Gift to Broadway | 1998-99 Season |