Mabou Mines Co-Founder Ruth Maleczech Dies at 74

Mabou Mines co-founder and stage actress Ruth Maleczech has died at age 74, the avant garde theater company confirmed yesterday evening.

The company releases an official statement on their Facebook page, saying: "We at Mabou Mines are profoundly saddened to share the news of the passing of our Co-Founder & Co-Artistic Director, Ruth Maleczech. Ruth died at home, in her sleep, with her children Clove & Lute at her side. Ruth was a living legend. The loss to the theater community is immeasurable. To those of us who knew and loved her the loss is devastating."

Maleczech has appearead in a number of stage shows, including OUR TOWN at Actors Workshop, and she was the featured voiceover actress for French star Cathereine Deneuve.

Maleczech founded Mabou Mines in 1979 alongside David Warrilow, JoAnne Akalaitis and Philip Glass. In 2008, she received a major grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and a year later, was won a Fellow Award from United States Artists.

Photo Courtesy of Mabou Mines' Facebook Page