Douglas Turner Ward

Personal Information
External Links: Primary Stages Oral History Project
Credits

Producer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Burner's Frolic Theater Four 02/25/1990 Artistic Director
2 West Memphis Mojo Theater Four 05/12/1988 Artistic Director
3 Like Them That Dream Theater Four 03/24/1988 Artistic Director
4 From the Mississippi Delta Theater Four 11/18/1987 Artistic Director
5 Two Can Play Theater Four 08/05/1987 Artistic Director
6 The War Party Theater Four 11/05/1986 Artistic Director
7 Louie and Ophelia Theater Four 05/16/1986 Artistic Director
8 Jonah and the Wonder Dog Theater Four 02/28/1986 Artistic Director
9 House of Shadows American Place Theatre 01/24/1986 Artistic Director
10 Eyes of the American Theater Four 10/25/1985 Artistic Director
11 Two Can Play Theater Four 07/18/1985 Artistic Director
12 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men Theater Four 05/15/1985 Artistic Director
13 Two Can Play Theater Four 04/11/1985 Artistic Director
14 Henrietta Theater Four 01/25/1985 Artistic Director
15 District Line Theater Four 12/02/1984 Artistic Director
16 American Dreams Theater Four 01/28/1984 Artistic Director
17 Puppetplay Theater Four 11/23/1983 Artistic Director
18 Manhattan Made Me Theater Four 05/17/1983 Artistic Director
19 About Heaven and Earth Theater Four 04/12/1983 Artistic Director
20 Sons and Fathers of Sons Theater Four 01/28/1983 Artistic Director
21 Abercrombie Apocalypse Westside Arts Theatre/ Cheryl Crawford Theatre 06/22/1982 Artistic Director
22 Colored People's Time Cherry Lane Theatre 03/30/1982 Artistic Director
23 A Soldier's Play Theater Four 11/20/1981 Artistic Director
24 Zooman and the Sign Theater Four 06/20/1981 Artistic Director
25 Home Theater Four 05/08/1981 Artistic Director
26 In an Upstate Motel Theater Four 04/04/1981 Artistic Director
27 Weep Not for Me Theater Four 01/27/1981 Artistic Director
28 Zooman and the Sign Theater Four 12/07/1980 Artistic Director
29 The Sixteenth Round Theater Four 10/07/1980 Artistic Director
30 Companions of the Fire St. Mark's Playhouse 02/07/1980 Artistic Director
31 Big City Blues St. Mark's Playhouse 02/07/1980 Artistic Director
32 Lagrima del Diablo St. Mark's Playhouse 01/10/1980 Artistic Director
33 Home St. Mark's Playhouse 12/14/1979 Artistic Director
34 The Michigan St. Mark's Playhouse 11/16/1979 Artistic Director
35 Old Phantoms St. Mark's Playhouse 02/07/1979 Artistic Director
36 A Season to Unravel St. Mark's Playhouse 01/24/1979 Artistic Director
37 Plays from Africa St. Mark's Playhouse 01/10/1979 Artistic Director
38 The Daughters of the Mock St. Mark's Playhouse 12/20/1978 Artistic Director
39 Nevis Mountain Dew St. Mark's Playhouse 12/07/1978 Artistic Director
40 The Twilight Dinner St. Mark's Playhouse 04/14/1978 Artistic Director
41 Black Body Blues St. Mark's Playhouse 01/19/1978 Artistic Director
42 The Offering St. Mark's Playhouse 11/26/1977 Artistic Director
43 The Square Root of Soul Lucille Lortel Theatre 06/14/1977 Artistic Director
44 The Great Macdaddy Lucille Lortel Theatre 04/13/1977 Artistic Director
45 The Brownsville Raid Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/05/1976 Artistic Director
46 Livin' Fat St. Mark's Playhouse 06/01/1976 Artistic Director
47 Eden St. Mark's Playhouse 03/03/1976 Artistic Director
48 Welcome to Black River St. Mark's Playhouse 05/20/1975 Artistic Director
49 Waiting for Mongo St. Mark's Playhouse 05/18/1975 Artistic Director
50 The Moonlight Arms / The Dark Tower St. Mark's Playhouse 05/13/1975 Artistic Director
51 Sugar Mouth Sam Don't Dance No More / Orrin St. Mark's Playhouse 05/06/1975 Artistic Director
52 Liberty Call St. Mark's Playhouse 04/29/1975 Artistic Director
53 The First Breeze of Summer St. Mark's Playhouse 03/02/1975 Artistic Director
54 In the Deepest Part of Sleep St. Mark's Playhouse 06/04/1974 Artistic Director
55 Heaven and Hell's Agreement St. Mark's Playhouse 04/09/1974 Artistic Director
56 Terraces St. Mark's Playhouse 04/02/1974 Artistic Director
57 Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide St. Mark's Playhouse 03/26/1974 Artistic Director
58 Black Sunlight St. Mark's Playhouse 03/19/1974 Artistic Director
59 The Great Macdaddy St. Mark's Playhouse 02/12/1974 Artistic Director
60 The River Niger St. Mark's Playhouse 12/05/1972 Artistic Director
61 Frederick Douglass...Through His Own Words St. Mark's Playhouse 05/09/1972 Artistic Director
62 A Ballet Behind the Bridge St. Mark's Playhouse 03/07/1972 Artistic Director
63 The Sty of the Blind Pig St. Mark's Playhouse 11/16/1971 Artistic Director
64 Ride a Black Horse St. Mark's Playhouse 05/25/1971 Artistic Director
65 The Dream on Monkey Mountain St. Mark's Playhouse 03/09/1971 Artistic Director
66 Perry's Mission St. Mark's Playhouse 01/12/1971 Artistic Director
67 Rosalee Pritchett St. Mark's Playhouse 01/12/1971 Artistic Director
68 Ododo (Truth) St. Mark's Playhouse 11/17/1970 Artistic Director
69 Akokawe St. Mark's Playhouse 05/19/1970 Artistic Director
70 Brotherhood / Day of Absence St. Mark's Playhouse 03/10/1970 Artistic Director
71 The Harangues St. Mark's Playhouse 12/30/1969 Artistic Director
72 Man Better Man St. Mark's Playhouse 07/02/1969 Artistic Director
73 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men St. Mark's Playhouse 02/04/1969 Artistic Director
74 "God Is a (Guess What?)" St. Mark's Playhouse 12/17/1968 Artistic Director
75 Song of the Lusitanian Bogey St. Mark's Playhouse 07/23/1968 Artistic Director
76 Kongi's Harvest St. Mark's Playhouse 04/14/1968 Artistic Director
77 Song of the Lusitanian Bogey St. Mark's Playhouse 01/02/1968 Artistic Director

Director
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Burner's Frolic Theater Four 02/25/1990 Director
2 Sally Theater Four 12/18/1988 Director
3 Prince Theater Four 12/18/1988 Director
4 The War Party Theater Four 11/05/1986 Director
5 Louie and Ophelia Theater Four 05/16/1986 Director
6 Jonah and the Wonder Dog Theater Four 02/28/1986 Director
7 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men Theater Four 05/15/1985 Director
8 District Line Theater Four 12/02/1984 Director
9 Manhattan Made Me Theater Four 05/17/1983 Director
10 About Heaven and Earth Theater Four 04/12/1983 Director
11 Zooman and the Sign Theater Four 06/20/1981 Director
12 Home Theater Four 05/08/1981 Director
13 Weep Not for Me Theater Four 01/27/1981 Director
14 Zooman and the Sign Theater Four 12/07/1980 Director
15 The Twilight Dinner St. Mark's Playhouse 04/14/1978 Director
16 Black Body Blues St. Mark's Playhouse 01/19/1978 Director
17 The Offering St. Mark's Playhouse 11/26/1977 Director
18 The Great Macdaddy Lucille Lortel Theatre 04/13/1977 Director
19 Livin' Fat St. Mark's Playhouse 06/01/1976 Director
20 Waiting for Mongo St. Mark's Playhouse 05/18/1975 Director
21 The First Breeze of Summer St. Mark's Playhouse 03/02/1975 Director
22 The Great Macdaddy St. Mark's Playhouse 02/12/1974 Director
23 The River Niger St. Mark's Playhouse 12/05/1972 Director
24 A Ballet Behind the Bridge St. Mark's Playhouse 03/07/1972 Director
25 Ride a Black Horse St. Mark's Playhouse 05/25/1971 Director
26 Perry's Mission St. Mark's Playhouse 01/12/1971 Director
27 Brotherhood / Day of Absence St. Mark's Playhouse 03/10/1970 Director
28 Man Better Man St. Mark's Playhouse 07/02/1969 Director
29 An Evening of One Acts St. Mark's Playhouse 03/25/1969 Director
30 Daddy Goodness St. Mark's Playhouse 06/04/1968 Director

Actor
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Louie and Ophelia Theater Four 05/16/1986 Louie
2 Jonah and the Wonder Dog Theater Four 02/28/1986 Jonah Howard
3 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men Theater Four 05/15/1985 Russell B. Parker
4 About Heaven and Earth Theater Four 04/12/1983 Tigus (Tigus)
5 The Michigan St. Mark's Playhouse 11/16/1979 N/A
6 Old Phantoms St. Mark's Playhouse 02/07/1979 Jack Hamilton
7 Black Body Blues St. Mark's Playhouse 01/19/1978 Fletcher
8 The Offering St. Mark's Playhouse 11/26/1977 Bob Tyrone
9 The Brownsville Raid Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/05/1976 Mingo Saunders
10 The First Breeze of Summer St. Mark's Playhouse 03/02/1975 Harper Edwards
11 The River Niger St. Mark's Playhouse 12/05/1972 Johnny Williams
12 Frederick Douglass...Through His Own Words St. Mark's Playhouse 05/09/1972 Frederick Douglass

Author
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 About Heaven and Earth Theater Four 04/12/1983 Playwright
2 Livin' Fat St. Mark's Playhouse 06/01/1976 Lyricist
3 Brotherhood / Day of Absence St. Mark's Playhouse 03/10/1970 Playwright
4 The Reckoning St. Mark's Playhouse 09/04/1969 Playwright
5 Happy Ending / Day of Absence St. Mark's Playhouse 11/15/1965 Playwright
Awards
Award Production Function
1 WON 1973 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance The River Niger Actor