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NEC is a non-profit theater company that produces and showcases plays by Black playwrights and artists. See upcoming and recent productions, residencies, competitions and more on their website.
- The History of NEC
In 1965, Playwright Douglas Turner Ward, producer/actor...
- NEC Current 2022 Season
NEC is Postponing the remaining performances of Our Voices,...
- Our Mission & Founders
The mission of the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) is to...
- NEC Residency
The Negro Ensemble Company is the 2022-23...
- NEC STAFF
NEC STAFF. Karen Brown – Artistic Director & Executive...
- Zooman and The Sign
He most recently appeared in the Negro Ensemble Company’s...
- The History of NEC
The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) is a New York City-based theater company and workshop established in 1967 by playwright Douglas Turner Ward, producer-actor Robert Hooks, and theater manager Gerald S. Krone, with funding from the Ford Foundation.
Learn about the origins, achievements, and challenges of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC), a pioneering black theater company founded in 1967. Explore the plays that explored the black experience and won awards and acclaim, such as "A Raisin in the Sun", "The River Niger", and "A Soldier's Play".
Jan 13, 2021 · Learn how Robert Hooks and Barbara Ann Teer founded the Negro Ensemble Company in 1967, inspired by the Civil Rights Movement and the need for Black stories and characters on stage. Explore the company's history, achievements, and impact on American theatre.
NEC is Postponing the remaining performances of Our Voices, Our Time due to a positive COVID 19 test within iur company. We hope to remount the final performances in the near fhture. We will provide uodates via our website and social media platforms when dates are confirmed.
Nov 2, 2021 · The records of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC), 1967-1993 document the work of the most successful African-American theatrical company in the United States to date.
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Feb 13, 2008 · The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) was founded in 1967 by Robert Hooks, Douglas Turner Ward, and Gerald Krone to produce plays by African American playwrights. The NEC has a long history of training, producing, and showcasing black theatre artists, and has faced challenges of funding and audience diversity.
