Lecturer in Theater Mallory Catlett named Co-Artistic Director of Mabou Mines
Guest Lecturer in Theater Mallory Catlett has recently joined renowned experimental theater as co-artistic director.
Catlett developed the Obie and Bessie Award-winner "" while a resident artist at the avant-garde collaborative. The "meditation on memory and decay" (NYT) was later presented at the in 2014 before returning to in 2018. An installation of the piece called "," described as "an artifact and experience," was developed in 2018 at a residency at , the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was later presented at LaMama's CultureHub. Catlett is currently directing "," in development at Mabou Mines in collaboration with performer and writer and composer who conceived the song cycle that traces women’s experiences in Vicksburg, Miss. during four different eras in American history. Catlett will also serve as mentor for Mabou Mines' long-running .
Under Catlett's direction, students in the Theater Program's fall 2020 Performance Ensemble and Advanced Performance Ensemble courses researched and explored several texts by Japanese playwright and director from a variety of angles and approaches. The Okada Project led not to one finished production/play but a variety of iterations and actions both live and recorded. Learn more and view the project blog.
Learn more about the Theater Program and and contact ůůֱ²¥ and Director of Theater Mark Lord for more information.