Awards + Press

Awards

2020

JoAnne Akalaitis – OBIE Award For Direction for MUD/Drowning 

David Neumann & Marcella Murray – OBIE Award for Distance Smaller Than This Are Not Confirmed

Lee Breuer –  Inducted to The College of Fellows of the American Theatre

2019

Lee Breuer –  Honoree at the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theater
Lee Breuer – TCG Theatre Practitioner Award

2014

Ruth Maleczech inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame by The Off Broadway Alliance.

2012

Mabou Mines DollHouse  – Elliot Norton Awards (Boston): Outstanding Visiting Production, Outstanding Actress – Maude Mitchell
Elliot Norton Award Nomination for Outstanding Design – Narelle Sissons [set], Meganne George [costumes], Mary Louise Geiger [lighting], Jane Catherine Shaw [puppetry], and Edward Cosla [sound]

2011

Lee Breuer – 2011 USA Ford Fellow in Theater Arts by United States Artists
Lucia’s Chapters of Coming Forth by Day – Winner Best Design, 2011 First Irish Festival

2010

Julie Archer – 2010 USA Ford Fellow in Theater Arts by United States Artists
Ruth Maleczech – Otto René Castillo Award for Political Theatre

2009

Ruth Maleczech – 2009 USA Gracie Fellow in Theater Arts by United States Artists.
Karen Kandel – Awarded Golden Herald Angel for her performance in Peter & Wendy at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Mabou Mines DollHouse – Nominated for two 2008-09 Drama League Awards: for Distinguished Revival of a Play and Maude Mitchell for Distinguished Performance
Ruth Maleczech – Recipient of Foundation for Contemporary Arts “2009 Grants to Artists Award”

2008

Karen Kandel – 2008 USA Ziporyn Fellow in Theater Arts by United States Artists.
Lucia’s Chapters of Coming Forth by Day – Elliot Norton Award Nomination for Best Visiting Production

2007

Mabou Mines DollHouse, Lee Breuer – Golden Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh International Festival
Maude Mitchell – Garland Award (L.A. Backstage West Critics) for her performance in Mabou Mines DollHouse
Mabou Mines DollHouse – Dora Mavor Moore Award to  for Outstanding Touring Production
Artistic Directors of Mabou Mines – Edwin Booth Award presented by the Doctoral Theatre Students Association at the Graduate Center, CUNY
Karen Kandel with Mabou Mines – Fox Foundation Fellowship
Basil Twist & M.L. Geiger selected to be represented at the 2007 Prague Quadrennial for their design work on Red Beads.
Narelle Sissons selected to be represented at the 2007 Prague Quadrennial for her set design for Mabou Mines DollHouse.

2006

Certificate of Outstanding Merit awarded to Ruth Maleczech for her influential, pioneering role in experimental theatre – Presented by The Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo International Festival For Experimental Theatre
Chevalier Des Artes et Lettres presented to Lee Breuer by the French Ministry of Culture

2004

Lee Breuer -Village Voice OBIE Award for Direction for Mabou Mines DollHouse
Maude Mitchell – Village Voice OBIE Award to for performance in Mabou Mines DollHouse

2003

Clove Galilee selected to participate in the New Generations Program of TCG, to be mentored by Sharon Fogarty.

2002

Karen Kandel – Village Voice OBIE Award for her performance in TALK.
The Craig Noel Award for Excellence in Theatre (Awarded by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle) Peter & Wendy: Best Special Event.
Karen Kandel – The Craig Noel Award for Excellence in Theatre: Best Solo Performance or Work in Peter & Wendy.

2001

Ruth Maleczech – Spencer Cherashore Award for Lifetime Dedication to Not-For-Profit Theatre
David Neumann – Colbert Foundation Award for Excellence in Choreography

2000

Fox Foundation Fellowship to Ruth Maleczech for Researching the life of Lucia Joyce.
Liliana Felipe and Jesusa Rodriguez – Village Voice OBIE “Special Citation”  for Performance in Belén- A Book of Hours

1999

Julie Archer – National Theatre Artist Residency Award from TCG and Pew Charitable Trusts
Clove Galilee – Princess Grace, USA Award

1998

New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award – David Neumann for Choreography

1997

Lee Breuer – Awarded fellowship from John D. and Catharine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The Creators of Peter & Wendy (Julie Archer, Lee Breuer, Johnny Cunningham and Liza Lorwin) – Village Voice OBIE Award for Best Production
Karen Kandel  – Village Voice OBIE Award for Performance in Peter & Wendy
Julie Archer – A Drama League Award for Peter & Wendy
Julie Archer – American Theater Wing Design Award  for Peter & Wendy.
Karen Kandel  – A Drama League Award for performance for Peter & Wendy.
Peter & Wendy – A UNIMA Excellence in Puppetry Award

1996

Julie Archer and Barbara Pollitt  – Village Voice OBIE Award for the performance of Rose the Dog in An Epidog
Julie Archer – The American Theater Wing’s Design Award (for Rose the Dog) An Epidog
Karen ten Eyck (for computer generated backgrounds) for An Epidog

1994

An Epidog /Lee Breuer – The Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award
David Neumann – Princess Grace, USA Award

1991

David Neumann – New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award for Performance.

1990

Village Voice OBIE Awards: Karen Kandel, Ruth Maleczech, Greg Mehrten, and Isabell Monk for their performances in Mabou Mines Lear.

1989

Ruth Maleczech – The Zeisler Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Resident Theatre Community
Ruth Maleczech – The Distinguished Artist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts

1987

Bill Raymond – Village Voice OBIE Award for his performance in Cold Harbor
Jennifer Tipton – American Theater Wing’s Joseph Maharam Award for Lighting Design for Worstward Ho
Dead End Kids – Best Feature Film Award at the Atlanta Film Festival.

1986

Village Voice OBIE Award for Sustained Achievement to Mabou Mines

1985

Through the Leaves – Grand Prize for Best Production, Festival of the Americas, Montreal, Canada.
Ruth Maleczech – Best Performer Award for Through the Leaves, Festival of the Americas, Montreal, Canada.
Julie Archer – Hollywood Reporter Award for The Gospel at Colonus

1984

JoAnne Akalaitis – Village Voice OBIE Award for Direction, Through the Leaves
Ruth Maleczech – Village Voice OBIE Award for her Performance in Through the Leaves
Frederick Neumann – Village Voice OBIE Award for his Performance in Through the Leaves
Brandeis University Creative Arts Awards – Citation in Theater Arts to Mabou Mines for “Extraordinary Artistic Achievement”

1983

Julie Archer – The Maharam Award for her design of Hajj
Ruth Maleczech – Village Voice OBIE Award for Performance in Hajj
Bill Raymond – Villager Downtown Theater Award for his outstanding performance in Cold Harbor
Ruth Maleczech – Villager Downtown Theater Award for her outstanding solo performance in Hajj
Craig Miller – Villager Downtown Theatre Award for his Outstanding Lighting Design for Company
Gerald Marks – Villager Downtown Theatre Award for his outstanding set design for Company

1982

JoAnne Akalaitis and Mabou Mines – Theatre Magazine, Best Play Award and Prize for Dead End Kids

1981

JoAnne Akalaitis and Mabou Mines – Village Voice OBIE Special Citation for Dead End Kids
Marion Godfrey – Village Voice OBIE “Special Citation” for fundraising.
Mabou Mines – Villager Downtown Theatre Award for Outstanding Season.
JoAnne Akalaitis and Ensemble – Villager Downtown Theatre Award for Outstanding Production: Dead End Kids
Ruth Maleczech – Villager Downtown Theatre Award for Outstanding Direction: Wrong Guys
Bill Raymond – Patalogue Magazine Award (Italy), Best Performance for A Prelude to Death in Venice

1980

Julie Archer and Ruth Maleczech – Village Voice OBIE Award for their design of Vanishing Pictures
Bill Raymond – Village Voice OBIE Award for his performance in A Prelude to Death in Venice
Lee Breuer – Village Voice OBIE Award for his Script and Direction of A Prelude to Death in Venice
A Prelude to Death in Venice – San Francisco Critics Award for Best Touring Production
L.B. Dallas, Linda Hartinian and Alison Yerxa – Maharam Citation for Design for A Prelude to Death in Venice
Bill Raymond – National Federation of Community Broadcasters Radio Programming Award for Easy Daisy

1979

JoAnne Akalaitis, David Warrilow, and Ellen Mc Elduff – Village Voice OBIE Special Citation for Southern Exposure
Lee Breuer (Direction) and David Warrilow (Performance) – Los Angeles Drama League Critics Award for The Lost Ones

1978

Lee Breuer – Village Voice OBIE Award for the Shaggy Dog Animation

1977

Dressed Like an Egg Village Voice OBIE Award for Distinguished Production
JoAnne Akalaitis – Maharam Citation for Design for Dressed Like an Egg
Dressed Like an EggVillager Downtown Theater Award

1976

David Warrilow – Village Voice OBIE Award for his Performance in The Lost Ones
JoAnne Akalaitis – Village Voice OBIE Award for Direction for Cascando
Philip Glass – Village Voice OBIE Award for Music: for work with Mabou Mines

1974

Village Voice OBIE Award for General Excellence to Mabou Mines.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

The artistic directors of Mabou Mines have received two Guggenheim Fellowships, four Rockefeller Playwriting Fellowships, two CAPS awards, the Japan-US Friendship Commission Fellowship. Further, four Fulbright Fellowships including the 40th Anniversary Beckett Chair at Trinity College/Dublin, a NYFA fellowship, the Distinguished Artist Fellowship, the Mexican/US Exchange Fellowship and the Fox Foundation Fellowship. Works by company members have received awards from ASCAP and have been nominated for such prestigious awards as the Tony, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Helen Hayes American Theater Award. The Company has been awarded the Institutional Advancement, and the Ongoing Ensembles grants from the NEA.

Press

Imagining the Imaginary Invalid

1.27.2016 Review: ‘Imagining the Imaginary Invalid,’ About Absence and Art Making, The New York Times

1.7.2016 Honoring Mom (and Molière) With ‘Imagining the Imaginary Invalid’, The New York Times

12.9.15 Still Imagining The Imaginary with Ruth Maleczech, The Brooklyn Rail

La Divina Caricatura

12.20.13 “Man’s Best Friend” Takes on a New Meaning, The New York Times

12.5.13  Pigs, Ants, Karma, Dogs, Love and LossLee Breuer Prepares ‘La Divina Caricatura’
-The New York Times

Mabou Mines DollHouse

10.14.11 Mabou Mines DollHouse @ The Kennedy Center, The Washington Post

Lucia’s Chapters of Coming Forth by Day

09.16.11 Lucia’s Chapters – NY Times Weekend Listings, New York Times

06.16.2007 Actress, writer make most of a fascinating subject-The Boston Globe

Peter and Wendy

05.11.11 Peter & Wendy at The New Victory Theater, The NY Post

05.10.11 In This Neverland, It’s Peter Puppet, The New York Times

Streetcar

02.15.11 Un tramway nommé désir, Salle Richelieu, Comédie Française, Paris, The Financial Times

02.14.11 ‘Streetcar’ in Paris, Hold the T-Shirt, The New York Times

02.08.11 A Streetcar to Paris via New York , PARIS VOICE

Pataphysics Penyeach: Summa Dramatica & Porco Morto

01.20.10 Mabou Mines at NYTW 

Mabou Mines DollHouse

11.09.09 Lee Breuer “Comes Home” to Moscow with “DollHouse”, The Moscow Times

Peter and Wendy

09.05.09 Peter & Wendy 5 star review, EdinburghGuide.com

09.04.09 Peter & Wendy – Review, The Guardian UK

09.04.09 Peter & Wendy at the Royal Lyceum, The Times London

09.04.09 Peter & Wendy-Theatre Review – The Scotsman, The Scotsman

09.03.09 Peter & Wendy at the Edinburgh Lyceum, review, The London Telegraph

Mabou Mines DollHouse

02.16.09 Review of Mabou Mines DollHouse, CurtainUp (on-line review)

Song for New York

08.31.07 Portable Theater (Just Go With the Flow) – Weekend Arts Cover Story, The New York Times

Red Beads

09.22.05 A Girl Caught in an Eternal Family Triangle, The New York Times

09.18.05 An Allegory Unfolds in the Air, The New York Times