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JoAnne Akalaitis (born June 29, 1937, in Cicero, Illinois) is an avant-garde Lithuanian-American theatre director and writer. She won five Obie Awards for direction (and sustained achievement) and was founder in 1970 of the critically acclaimed Mabou Mines in New York City.
JoAnne Akalaitis is a theatre director, writer and founding member of Mabou Mines. She has received six OBIE Awards for direction (and Sustained Achievement), and a Drama Desk Award.
Theater director and writer JoAnne Akalaitis (The Birthday Party) is the winner of five Obie Awards for direction (and sustained achievement) and founder of the critically acclaimed Mabou Mines in New York.
JoAnne Akalaitis discusses the history of Mabou Mines, the avant-garde theater company, and her various projects. April 1, 1983. JoAnne Akalaitis in Mabou Mines's Dressed Like an Egg, 1977. Photo by Dickie Landry. Craig Gholson Have you had any formal training? Did you come out of any school? JoAnne Akalaitis No, not really.
Nov 27, 1995 · Akalaitis encourages young directors to do their own work and to see the work of others as the basis for any discussion about directing, and expresses the need for entrepreneurship among young artists. Other topics include her approach to a play, the role of an artistic director, and how seeing Frankenstein changed her life.
Sep 5, 2019 · An Obie-award-winner many times over, director JoAnne Akalaitis is one of the most vital forces in American theater, her productions and performances fueled by her intellectual and political ferocity, as well as her boundless curiosity.
JoAnne Akalaitis was born on 29 June 1937 in Cicero, Illinois, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Dead End Kids (1986), Phedre (2002) and The Iphigenia Cycle (1997).
