The RUTH MALECZECH AWARD
for performers who embody Ruth’s daring and raw, naked, fearlessness in every performance
Ruth Maleczech
Photo credit: Sylvia Platchy The Ruth Maleczech Award is a no-strings-attached cash award granted by Mabou Mines together with Ruth’s family, Clove Galilee and Lute Breuer. The awardee is selected through a nomination process and is given to a performer who embodies Ruth’s daring and raw, naked, fearlessness in every performance. The “Ruthie” was created to honor Ruth Maleczech, the beloved artist/performer/director and co-founder of Mabou Mines. She was an inspiration, a mentor and a role model for countless artists.
Special Thanks to the W Trust with the New Horizons Foundation and many generous individuals for making this award possible.
Previous RUTHIE award recipients (from left, with photo credits and year received); Top row: Mary Shultz (2015, Phillip Hopper), David Greenspan (2018, Aric Mayer), John Kelly (2020, Steven Menendez), Lola Pashalinski (2021); Middle row: April Matthis (2016, Christine Jean Chambers), Julie Atlas Muz (2019, Aric Mayer), Jennifer Kidwell (2020, Ryan Collerd, courtesy of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage), Jane Catherine Shaw (2023, Jane Catherine Shaw); Bottom row: Black Eyed Susan (2017, Mike Bellow), Sheila Tousey (2020, Rachel Crowl), Ching Valdes-Aran (2021), Lindsay Abromaitis-Smith (2022, Caroline Yes).