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The Negro Ensemble Company (1967–1987)

The Negro Ensemble Company (1967–1987)

  1. Ford Foundation grant launches NEC project

    Labels: Ford Foundation, Douglas Turner, Negro Ensemble

  2. NEC training program begins as core mission

    Labels: NEC Training, Robert Hooks, Group Theatre

  3. Inaugural season opens with Song of the Lusitanian Bogey

    Labels: Song of, Peter Weiss, St Mark

  4. Early acclaim brings major Off-Broadway recognition

    Labels: Off-Broadway Recognition, Negro Ensemble

  5. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men premieres at St. Mark’s

    Labels: Ceremonies in, Lonne Elder, St Mark

  6. Funding pressures force cutbacks in resident company and training

    Labels: Funding Cutbacks, Negro Ensemble

  7. The River Niger premieres and later transfers to Broadway

    Labels: The River, Joseph A, Broadway Transfer

  8. Eden opens, highlighting Caribbean-American and African-American tensions

    Labels: Eden, Steve Carter, St Mark

  9. Nevis Mountain Dew premieres, continuing Carter’s Caribbean trilogy

    Labels: Nevis Mountain, Steve Carter

  10. Developmental Stages readings expand under budget constraints

    Labels: Developmental Stages, Reading Series

  11. Home premieres at St. Mark’s and builds toward Broadway transfer

    Labels: Home, Samm-Art Williams, Broadway Transfer

  12. A Soldier’s Play opens, redefining NEC’s national profile

    Labels: A Soldier, Charles Fuller, Theatre Four

  13. Pulitzer Prize awarded for A Soldier’s Play

    Labels: Pulitzer Prize, A Soldier