| 1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play |
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| | The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) (for "A Soldier's Play") [nominee] |
| 1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play |
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| | The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) (for "Nevis Mountain Dew") [nominee] |
| 1976 Tony Award® Best Play |
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| | The First Breeze of Summer [nominee]
Produced by The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) |
| 1974 Tony Award® Best Play |
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 | The River Niger [winner]
Produced by The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) |
| 1969 Tony Award® Special Award |
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| The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) [winner] |
| 1968 Drama Desk Award Vernon Rice-Drama Desk Award |
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| The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders) [winner] |
