Joe Papp in Five Acts

Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012
1h 24m
4.5

4.5/10

2 votes
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

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
The Papp Project
Production Countries
United States of America

Quick Facts

Release Date April 30, 2012
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis

Self

David Hare
David Hare

Self

David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang

Self

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

Self

Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer

Self

Joseph Papp
Joseph Papp

Self

David Rabe
David Rabe

Self

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep

Self

Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken

Self

George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe

Self

Key Crew

Karen Thorsen
Writer
Tracie Holder
Writer
Tracie Holder
Director
Karen Thorsen
Director