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Ruth Maleczech (January 8, 1939 – September 30, 2013) was an American avant-garde stage actress.〔(Review of Ruth Maleczech as Lear ), nd.edu; accessed October 6, 2013.〕 She won three Obie Awards for Best Actress in her career, for ''Hajj'' (1983), ''Through The Leaves'', (1984) and ''Lear'' (1990)and an Obie Award for Design, shared with Julie Archer, for "Vanishing Pictures (1980), which she also directed.. Her performance as Lear was widely acclaimed: her King Lear was portrayed as an imperious Southern matriarch.〔(Review of Ruth Maleczech as Lear ), nd.edu; accessed October 6, 2013.〕 ==Career== Maleczech was born in Cleveland, Ohio as Ruth Sophia Reinprecht to Yugoslavian immigrant parents, a steel worker and a seamstress and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Maleczech was the first in her family to attend college, beginning theater studies at UCLA at 16. From there she went to San Francisco to work, first, with Herbert Blau at The Actor’s Workshop, then with Ronnie Davis in what became the San Francisco Mime Troupe. In San Francisco, she met and lived with Mabou Mines co-founder Lee Breuer; (In 1964) they went to Paris and for six years earned money dubbing films, sufficient to fund their burgeoning theatrical experiments. In Europe, Maleczech and Breuer met David Warrilow and fellow ex-pats JoAnne Akalaitis & Philip Glass. In France Maleczech and Akalaitis studied with the Polish director and drama theorist Jerzy Grotowski; Maleczech also spent a month in East Berlin studying, observing rehearsals and attending performances by Bertholt Brecht’s storied Berliner Ensemble. Returning to the U.S., Maleczech co-founded the experimental N.Y.C. theater company Mabou Mines, in 1970, along with JoAnne Akalaitis, Lee Breuer, Philip Glass and David Warrilow. Shortly thereafter they were joined by Fred Neumann, whom they had known & worked with in Europe. Maleczech collaborated on nearly every piece Mabou Mines produced. She is possessed of “a theatrical vision…antithetical to almost everything contemporary American theater is about… (is an ) inspiration as an artist, a feminist and a creative spirit” (Women in Theatre). “I don’t consider performers to be interpreters at all,” she said. “More like mediums.” A feisty, self-professed fan of all things “messy, confusing and chaotic,” Maleczech breathed life into an unforeseeable variety of theatrical inventions including: Madame Curie in Dead End Kids; Rose, the abused mutt in An Epidog and Ecco Porco; Lucia Joyce, the author’s daughter, in Lucia’s Chapters; Annette (the butcher) in Kroetz’s Through The Leaves; the title role in Mabou Mines' gender-reversed Lear. Maleczech directed/adapted several works: Wrong Guys, from the hard-boiled novel by Jim Strahs; Vanishing Pictures, based on Poe’s “Mystery of Marie Roget”; Beckett’s Imagination Dead Imagine (as a hologram); The Bribe by Terry O’Reilly; her own Sueños, inspired by the life of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz; Belén: A Book of Hours, written by Catherine Sasanov, with music by Liliana Felipe, which examined the plight of Mexican women; and Song For New York (written by Maggie DuBris, Imelda O'Reilly, Migdalia Cruz, Karen Kandel and Patricia Spears Jones), an homage to the city that was her home for more than 40 years. Maleczech’s alliance with Lee Breuer is the stuff of avant-theatrical legend. A shared appetite for complexity coupled with deep and abiding respect sustained their tumultuous personal and professional lives. In addition to working together for a half century, they had two children. Outside of Mabou Mines, Maleczech created Fire Works with Valeria Vasilevski; collaborated with Joanne Akalaitis on Genet’s The Screens and Prisoner of Love; and worked with, among other directors, Peter Sellars, Erin Mee, Frederick Wiseman and Martha Clarke. She appeared in numerous feature films, commercial and independent, and on television in “Law & Order” and “E.R”. She was a much beloved mentor of Mabou Mines' Resident Artist Program, (Mabou Mines/Suite) which has nurtured coming generations of experimental theater artists since 1991. In 2012 Maleczech began developing a new work, Imagining The Imaginary Invalid, using the structure and characters from Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid. Her daughter, performer/director/choreographer Clove Galilee, will continue developing the work as director. WORK HISTORY: DIRECTION/ADAPTATION: Imagining The Imaginary Invalid (A work-in-progress) Song for New York (by Kandel, O’Reilly, Cruz, Jones, DuBris), Mabou Mines - 2007 Belén: A Book of Hours (by C. Sasanov) Mabou Mines - 1999 The Bribe (by Terry O’Reilly) Mabou Mines - 1993 Sueños (adapted by R. Maleczech) Mabou Mines - 1987 Imagination Dead Imagine (by S. Beckett) Mabou Mines - 1984 Wrong Guys (by J. Strahs) Mabou Mines - 1981 Vanishing Pictures (adapted by B. Brown) Mabou Mines - 1980 Fire Works (Dir. with Valeria Vasilevski) - 1987 PERFORMANCE (with MABOU MINES): Woman #2, ...we would find landscapes - 2012 Sri Moo Parahamsa, Summa Dramatica, dir. Lee Breuer - 2009 Lucia Joyce, Lucia’s Chapters, dir. Sharon Fogarty - 2007 The Mother, Red Beads, dir. Lee Breuer - 2005 Lucia 1976, Cara Lucia, dir. Sharon Fogarty - 2003 Midnight Rose, Ecco Porco, dir. Lee Breuer - 2001 Rose The Dog, An Epidog, dir. Lee Breuer - 1995 Old, Reel to Real, dir. Frederick Neumann - 1994 The Mother, “Mother”, dir. John E. McGrath - 1994 Mae Garga, In The Jungle of Cities, dir. Anne Bogart - 1991 Lear, Mabou Mines Lear, dir. Lee Breuer 1990 The Agent, It’s A Man’s World, dir. Greg Mehrten - 1985 Annette, Through the Leaves, dir. JoAnne Akalaitis - 1984 Curator, Cold Harbor, dir. William Raymond - 1983 Solo, Hajj, dir. Lee Breuer - 1983 Madame Curie, Dead End Kids, dir. JoAnne Akalaitis - 1980 Rose, The Shaggy Dog Animation, dir. Lee Breuer - 1978 Dressed Like an Egg, dir. JoAnne Akalaitis - 1977 Chorus, The B. Beaver Animation, dir. Lee Breuer - 1974, 1990 Music for Voices, Philip Glass - 1972 Woman, Play, dir. Lee Breuer - 1971 Vi, Come and Go, dir. Lee Breuer - 1971 LifeLine, The Red Horse Animation, dir. Lee Breuer - 1971 OTHER NEW YORK THEATER: La Goulue, Belle Epoque, dir. Martha Clarke, Lincoln Center Theater - 2004 Edith, First Love, dir. E. Mee, NY Theater Workshop - 2001 Lady Wishfort, The Way of the World, dir. D. Greenspan, Public Theater - 1992 Mistress Quickly, Henry IV, Part I & II, dir. J. Akalaitis, Public Theater - 1991 Grandmother, Woyzeck, dir. J. Akalaitis, Public Theater - 1992 Sorrow, Zangezi, dir. Peter Sellars, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) - 1987 Solo, Prisoner of Love, dir. J. Akalaitis, NY Theater Workshop - 1995 INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL THEATER: The Grandmother, The Children of Heracles, dir. P. Sellars, 4-city European tour - 2003 Winnie, Happy Days, dir. R. Woodruff, La Jolla Playhouse - 1996 The Mother, The Screens, dir. J. Akalaitis, Guthrie Theatre - 1989 Solo – “Mama”, Life and Fate, dir. Frederick Wiseman, A.R.T., Boston - 1988 Sorrow, Zangezi, dir. P. Sellars, MOCA, L.A. - 1987 Katrin, Mother Courage & Her Children, Paris Studio Theatre - 1969 Artaud’s Viewpoint, The Messingkau Dialogues, Traverse Theater, Edinburgh - 1968 (W 1) *, Play, American Cultural Center, Paris - 1967 Lula, Dutchman, Theatre de Poche, Paris - 1967 The Girl, Telemachus Clay, Studio Theatre of Paris - 1966 Developed & performed original & Commedia dell'arte works, San Francisco Mime Troupe - 1961-64 Countess Geschwitz, Lulu, The Playhouse, San Francisco - 1964 Asa, The Run, San Francisco Tape Music Center - 1964 Solange, The Maids, San Francisco Tape Music Center - 1963 Martirio, The House of Bernarda Alba, San Francisco Actors’ Workshop - 1963 The Medium, Rashomon, The Interplayers, San Francisco - 1962 Event for Actors, San Francisco Tape Music Center - 1962 Dame Pliant, The Alchemist, San Francisco Actors’ Workshop - 1962 Ballad Singer’s Wife, Galileo, San Francisco Actors’ Workshop - 1961 Emily, Our Town, The Interplayers, San Francisco - 1960 FILM: Goody Osborne, The Crucible, dir. Nicholas Hightner, 20th Century Fox - 1996 Woman at Subway, Sleepers, dir. Barry Levinson, Propaganda Films - 1996 Sandman, dir. Marco Capalbo - 1996 Basquiat, dir. Julian Schnabel - 1996 Sleepwalker, Angela, dir. Rebecca Miller - 1995 Shopkeeper, Ballad of Little Jo, Maggie Greenwald - 1993 Mac, dir. John Turturro - 1992 Cynthia, In the Soup, dir. Alex Rockwell - 1992 The Cabinet of Dr Ramirez, dir. Peter Sellars - 1991 Black Holes, dir. Don Scardino - 1988 Gloria, Anna, dir. Yurek Bogayevicz - 1987 Mrs. Malone, C.H.U.D., dir. Douglas Cheek - 1984 Marie Curie, Dead End Kids, dir. JoAnne Akalaitis - 1986 Anna Walentynowics, Far From Poland, dir. Jill Godmilow - 1984 Eleanor, Strong Medicine, dir. Richard Foreman - 1979 The Double, Coup-Age, French Independent Film - 1969 TELEVISION: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC - 2004 Law & Order, NBC - 2003 E.R., NBC - 1997 Subway Stories: Fern’s Heart of Darkness, dir. Patricia Benoit, HBO - 1997 Urban Anxiety: 7 Out Of 7, series dir. Bob Balaban, Fox - 1997 Darrow, PBS - 1991 The Street, dir. Robert Altman - 1985 RADIO: The Mist, dir. Bill Raymond, NPR - 1983 The Joey Schmerda Story, dir. Bill Raymond, NPR - 1982 The Android Sisters - 1982-2006 The Ruby Series, dir. Tom Lopez, NPR - 1982–present AWARDS: OBIE AWARDS: Best Performance, Mabou Mines Lear - 1990 Best Performance, Hajj - 1983 Best Performance, Through the Leaves - 1984 Best Design (shared with Julie Archer), Vanishing Pictures - 1980 Sustained Achievement, Mabou Mines - 1986 VILLAGER DOWNTOWN THEATER AWARDS: Best Solo Performance, Hajj - 1990 Best Director, Wrong Guys - 1981 Best Director, Vanishing Pictures - 1980 Best Ensemble, Shaggy Dog Animation - 1978 NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: Performance Art / Emerging Forms - 1981 FESTIVAL DU THEATRE DES AMERIQUES/MONTREAL: Best Performance, Through the Leaves - 1985 BOSTON GLOBE: Best Solo Performance, Life and Fate - 1988 ZEISLER AWARD (TCG) For Contributions to the American Not-for-Profit Theater - 1989 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS: Distinguished Artist Fellowship - 1991 PEW CHARITABLE TRUST: National Theater Artists Residency Fellowship at New York Theater Workshop - 1992-94 FOX FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP: For research into the life of Lucia Joyce - 2000 U.S./MEXICO EXCHANGE: Exchange Fellow - 1996 SPENCER CHERASHORE AWARD: For Lifetime Dedication to Not-For-Profit Theatre - 2001 CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE: Certificate of Outstanding Merit for her “influential, pioneering role in experimental theatre.” - 2006 EDWIN BOOTH AWARD: To the Artistic Directors of Mabou Mines for Contributions to Theatre - 2007 FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS: Fellowship in Theater Arts - 2009 Recipient of Otto René Castillo Award for Political Theatre - 2010 Named USA Gracie Fellow in Theater Arts by United States Artists - 2010 Inducted (posthumously) into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame by The Off Broadway Alliance - 2014 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruth Maleczech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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