The Negro ensemble company
Description
The Negro Ensemble Company was founded in 1967 by actor/playwright Douglas Turner Ward, actor Robert Hooks, and theater manager Gerald Krone, with the stated goal of creating "a Theater of Excellence concentrating primarily on themes of black life. By producing consistently imaginative and challenging plays, the NEC has nurtured some of the finest theatrical talent in America and has created an enduring body of black theater literature. This program features scenes from some of its most outstanding plays, including The River Niger (with Roxy Roker and Douglas Turner Ward), Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (with Glynn Thurman and Roz Cash), and Soldier's Story (with Adolphe Caesar and Denzel Washington)
Runtime
58 min
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Date of Publication
[2008], c1987
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