sentences:  Scott first rose to prominence for his work with Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival.In 1958, he won an Obie Award for his performances in "Children of Darkness" (in which he made the first of many appearances opposite his future wife, actress Colleen Dewhurst), for "As You Like It" (1958), and for playing the title character in William Shakespeare's "Richard III" (1957–58) (a performance one critic said was the "angriest" Richard III of all time).Scott's Broadway debut was in "Comes a Day" (1958) which had a short run.