Ruth Maleczech At Mabou Mines

Constituting The First Comprehensive Look At Ruth Maleczechs Work, Jessica Braters Companion Is A Landmark Study In Innovative Theatre Practice, Bringing Together Biography, Critical Analysis, And Original Interviews To Establish A Portrait Of This Obie-award Winning Theatre Artist. Tracing Maleczechs Background, Training, And Influences, The Volume Contextualizes Her Work And The Founding Of Mabou Mines Within The Wider Landscape Of American Avant-garde Theatre. It Considers Her Performances And Productions, Revealing Both Her Interest In Making Ordinary Women Important Onstage, And Her Predilection For Resurrecting Extraordinary Women From History And Finding Their Resonances Within A Contemporary Theatrical Context.