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Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
Director: Karen Thorsen
Cast: Olympia Dukakis, David Hare, David Henry Hwang, James Earl Jones
Runtime84 min
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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.
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Joe Papp in Five Acts is a compelling documentary that provides a frank and insightful look into the life of the visionary founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and The Public Theater, as told through interviews with renowned artists like James Earl Jones, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken. Directed by Karen Thorsen in 2012, the film offers a nuanced portrait of Papp's complex personality and significant impact on American theater.