Joe Papp
Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater and Free Shakespeare in the Park, believed great art is for all.
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Joe Papp in Five Acts (Jun 2022)
Written Features
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Playwright David Henry Hwang answers 5 questions about launching his career with Joe Papp
Joe Papp in Five Acts
10 photos from Shakespeare in the Park’s incredible history
Joe Papp in Five Acts
A hard act to follow – my time as Joe Papp’s intern in 1989
What it was like interning in 1989 under the infamous and indomitable Joe Papp
Joe Papp in Five Acts
How Joe Papp fought for a new American theater and won
Theater critic David Cote explores the legacy of the man who brought free Shakespeare to...
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp biography and life timeline
From 1954 until his death in 1991, Joe Papp brought more theater to more people...
Video Features
Joe Papp in Five Acts
When Joe Papp asked Meryl Streep to take over the theater
Meryl Streep was touched, but perplexed when Papp asked her to run the theater.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
The origins of Shakespeare in the Park
Papp built a stage on a 35 foot truck so he could bring Shakespeare to other communities.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Papp turned a dilapidated building into The Public Theater
Joe Papp saved a historic building from demolition, which evolved into The Public Theater.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Representation in theater was important to Joe Papp
When developing Free Shakespeare in the Park, Joe Papp wanted people to feel represented.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Why Joe Papp thinks the theater should be free for all of us
Joe Papp made it his mission to have theater be accessible to the public.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Papp, founder of Free Shakespeare in the Park, believed great art is for all.
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