The B. Beaver Animation

Mabou Mines

THE B. BEAVER ANIMATION

Text + Direction by

Lee Breuer

"The show, in common with its scenery, begins to levitate."

- New York Times

PREMIERE

Theater for the New City – NYC
January 1974

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Performers

JoAnne Akalaitis
Ruth Maleczech
Fred Neumann
David Warrilow
Dawn Gray (Later replaced by Bill Raymond)

Production

Set Design – Tina Girouard
Set Adapted for Performances – Steve Bennyworth + Thom Cathcart
Light Frames – Thom Cathcart
Light Ball – Steve Bennyworth
Curtain Puppetry – Terry O’Reilly

PRESS

Theater: ‘B. Beaver Animation’ – Mel Gussow, NY Times

Production History

Performed as a work-in-progress at:
The Paula Cooper Gallery, NYC – June, 1972
The Whitney Museum, NYC – April, 1972
Performed as part of “A Valentine for Marcel Duchamp”
Museum of Modern Art, NYC – February, 1974
Byrd-Hoffman School of Byrds, NYC – March, 1974

Recreated by The Rude Mechanicals, Austin, Texas:
A re-enactment of Mabou Mines’ legendary 1974 Performance
co-directed by Madge Darlington and Shawn Sides
presented as part of our Contemporary Classics series
October 27-November 13, 2011 at The Off Center

Photo Credit: Peter Moore