Joyce Piven, the co-founder of the Piven Theatre in Evanston and the mother of actor Jeremy Piven, died on Sunday at the age of 94, her son announced.
Jeremy Piven posted the announcement with photos of her on his Instagram page.
“Joyce Piven has left us,” he wrote. “I was pretending this day wouldn’t come yet here we are. If you know me you understand how much I love this woman. Yes she’s my mother but she was an incredible human being.”
Piven Theatre co-founder
The backstory:
Joyce Piven, along with her husband Byrne, co-founded the Piven Theatre Workshop in north suburban Evanston in 1971. The theater, which uses what it calls the “Piven technique,” has educated numerous actors.…