Joe Papp in Five Acts
4.5
Rating
(2 votes)
1h 24m
Runtime
2012
Released
6
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Overview
Joe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public Theater—arguably the most important theatre in North America—is profiled in this documentary that neither sanctifies nor vilifies him. He brought us free Shakespeare in the Park, Hair and A Chorus Line, and nurtured many of America’s greatest playwrights, directors and actors. His complex personality and mercurial behavior are much in evidence and spoken of with frankness through interviews with some of America’s most celebrated artists, including Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Kevin Kline, and James Earl Jones.
Status
Released
Original Title
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Release Date
2012-04-30
Directors
Writers
Tracie HolderWriter
Karen ThorsenWriter
