Richard Nelson
Richard Nelson was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on October 17th, 1950 and is the Playwright. At the age of 73, Richard Nelson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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He has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and had ten plays produced there. Those plays include: Principia Scriptoriae (1986), Some Americans Abroad (1989), Two Shakespearean Actors (1990), Columbus and the Discovery of Japan (1992), Misha's Party (1993), New England (1994), The General From America (1996) and Goodnight Children Everywhere (1997).
in November 2006, Frank's Home, about two days in the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, premiered in Chicago, Nelson's home town, at the Goodman Theatre (in association with Playwrights Horizons). In an interview in The Brooklyn Rail at the time of its New York debut, Nelson offers advice to young writers: "My advice is always to write, to write what really matters. I ask my students two questions: Why did you write it? And should I watch it? People ask about structure, form, character development, and I’m not even sure what all of that means. Try not to second guess yourself. Form will come if you focus on what you want to say with truth and honesty. Structure is the hand that holds up what you want to say." From 2005 to 2008, Nelson was the chair of the playwriting department at the Yale School of Drama.
- Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
- Rockefeller Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Award, Arena Stage (1979–80)
- PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, Drama, Master American Dramatist (2008)
- Obie Award for Playwriting, The Vienna Notes (1979)
- Obie Award for Innovative Programming (with David Jones), Brooklyn Academy of Music Theater Company (1979)
- Giles Cooper Award for plays written for BBC Radio, Languages Spoken Here (1987)
- Giles Cooper Award for plays written for BBC Radio, Eating Words (1989)
- Drama Desk Award, Outstanding New Play for Some Americans Abroad (1990)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best New Play, Two Shakespearean Actors (1992)
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, James Joyce's The Dead (2000)
- Tony Award Nomination for Best Musical and Best Original Score, James Joyce's The Dead (2000)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play Nomination, Franny's Way (2002)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play Nomination, Sorry (2013)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play Nomination, Regular Singing (2014)