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Her honors and awards include the Common Wealth Award for distinguished service in the dramatic arts (1985); the Helen Hayes Award for directing "The Crucible" (1988); and the National Medal of Arts in 1996.She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1999, the first artistic leader outside of New York to be so honored.In 2002, Zelda delivered The Americans for the Arts 15th Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the Kennedy Center.