On March 11, 2013 what did an artists' community located on a 400 acre estate in Saratoga Springs become designated as, who had a guest that is a playwright born in Roanoke, Virginia who began writing in elementary school, and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Film Program and Graduate Dramatic Writing Program?
Yaddo Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400 acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Its mission is "to nurture the creative process by providing an opportunity for artists to work without interruption in a supportive environment." On March 11, 2013 it was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Mark Nelson (actor) Mark Nelson is an American actor, director and teacher. He appeared on Broadway in "The Invention of Love," "After the Fall" and "Three Sisters" at Roundabout Theatre Company, and the original casts of "A Few Good Men", "Rumors", "Biloxi Blues" and "Amadeus". For his performance as Einstein in Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" he received the Obie, Drama League, Carbonell and San Francisco Critics Awards. He played Herr Schultz in the 2016 national tour of "Cabaret," and acted off-Broadway in "My Name is Asher Lev" for which he received a Lortel nomination. Other roles include Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" at The Shakespeare Theater, Uncle Vanya (in Bartlett Sher's production at the Intiman Theatre), Matt in "Talley's Folly" (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Bluntschli in "Arms and the Man" (Long Wharf Theatre) and two solo pieces: "I Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright (Carbonell Award) and "Underneath the Lintel" by Glen Berger (Connecticut Critics Award). His TV work includes roles on "Unforgettable", “Law & Order” and “Spin City.” He teaches acting at Princeton University and at New York's HB Studio. He has directed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Drama Dept., McCarter Theatre, George Street Playhouse, and Chautauqua Theatre Company, and is a frequent guest director at the Juilliard School. He graduated from Princeton and then studied acting with Uta Hagen. In 2013 he received a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.