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JoAnne Akalaitis (born June 29, 1937, in Cicero, Illinois) is an avant-garde American theatre director and writer. She has won five Obie Awards for direction (and sustained achievement) and was a co-founder of the New York theater company Mabou Mines.
JoAnne Akalaitis is a theatre director, writer and founding member of Mabou Mines. She has won six OBIE Awards and directed works by many renowned playwrights and composers.
Theater director and writer JoAnne Akalaitis is the winner of five Obie Awards for direction (and sustained achievement) and founder of the critically acclaimed Mabou Mines in New York . She has staged works by Euripides, Shakespeare, Strindberg, Schiller, Beckett, Genet, Williams, Philip Glass, Janacek, and her own work at Lincoln Center ...
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).
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JoAnne Akalaitis is a five-time Obie Award winner and the founder of Mabou Mines. She has directed plays by Beckett, Shakespeare, Genet, and others at various theaters, including the American Repertory Theater.
In her career as a director, now spanning 22 years, JoAnne Akalaitis has infuriated some and delighted others with her non-traditional approach to theatre.
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).
