Lee Breuer Biography (1937-)

Born February 6, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Joseph B. (an architect) and Sara (a designer; maiden name, Leopold) Breuer; married Ruth Maleczech (anactress and director), July 27, 1978; children: Clove Galilee, Lute Ramblin'. Addresses: HOME--92 St. Mark's Place, No. 3, New York, NY 10009. OFFICE--c/o Performing Arts Services, 325 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. AGENT--c/o Lynn Davis, Davis-Cohen Associates, 513-A Avenue of the Americas, NewYork, NY 10011.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
February 6, 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
  • The House of Bernarda Alba, San Francisco Actors' Workshop, San Francisco, CA, 1963.
  • The Messingkarf Dialogues, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.,1968.
  • Lulu, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1980.
  • The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1981.
  • The Gospel at Colonus, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, then Grand Opera, Houston, TX, both 1983, later Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1984.
  • Also directed Mother Courage, Paris, France, 1967; Play, Paris, 1969, then New York City, 1970; (also choreographer) The Saint and the Football Players, American Dance Festival, 1976.
  • DIRECTOR,ALL WITH MABOU MINES THEATRE GROUP Red Horse Animation, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1970, then La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1972.
  • B. Beaver Animation, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, 1974,then Public Theatre, New York City, 1977.
  • Shaggy Dog Animation, Public Theatre, 1978.
  • A Prelude to Death in Venice, Public Theatre, 1980.
  • Hajj, Public Theatre, 1982.
  • Also Mabou Mines Presents Samuel Beckett, 1975.
  • Writings;PLAYS; SEE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION DETAILS ABOVE
  • (Adaptor) The Best Ones, Theatre for the New City, New York City, 1976, then Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1979.
  • Red Horse Animation, 1970.
  • B. Beaver Animation, 1974.
  • Shaggy Dog Animation, 1978.
  • A Prelude to Death in Venice, 1980, published in New Plays U.S.A., No. 1,1982.
  • Sister Suzie Cinema, Public Theatre, 1980.
  • (with Ruth Maleczech, Craig Jones, and Julie Archer) Hajj, 1982, published by P.A.J. Press, 1983.
  • (adaptor) The Gospel at Colonus, 1983.
  • Writings;COLLECTIONS
  • Animations, includes Red Horse Animation, B. Beaver Animation, and ShaggyDog Animation, P.A.J. Press, 1979.