William Ball

Awards

Nominated for 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 nominated

• ◦ 1965 Best Direction of a Play Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director 1 won

• ★ — Outstanding Director Won

Drama Desk Awards 1 won

• ★ — Drama Desk Awards Won

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William Gormaly Ball (29 April 1931 – 30 July 1991) was an American stage director and founder of the American Conservatory Theater (ACT). He was awarded the Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award in 1959 for his production of Chekhov's Ivanov and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965 for his production of Molière's Tartuffe, starring Michael O'Sullivan and René Auberjonois. He was also a noted director of opera.