University of Michigan drama professor Kate Mendeloff passes away from cancer

THEATER & DANCE

Kate Mendeloff laughs while exploring The Arb in Ann Arbor where she directed the annual "Shakespeare in the Park" plays for two decades. Photo from El Kronox's Facebook page

Kate Mendeloff laughs while exploring The Arb in Ann Arbor where she directed the annual "Shakespeare in the Arb" plays for two decades. Photo from El Kronox's Facebook page.

Kate Mendeloff, a drama lecturer at the University of Michigan who directed the annual "Shakespeare in the Arb" plays for two decades, died on Saturday, April 15, from pancreatic cancer. She was 69.

MLive.com staff writer Samuel Dodge wrote a wonderful obituary for the beloved educator, director, wife, and mother:

"University of Michigan professor touched lives of hundreds through magic of theater" [MLive.com, April 19 2023]