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Joe Papp in Five Acts

4.520121h 24mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorsKaren Thorsen·Tracie Holder
WritersTracie Holder·Karen Thorsen

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Cast · Directed by Karen Thorsen

ODOlympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis
Self
DHDavid Hare
David Hare
Self
DHDavid Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang
Self
JJJames Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self
LKLarry Kramer
Larry Kramer
Self
JP
Joseph Papp
Self
DR
David Rabe
Self
MSMeryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Self
CWChristopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Self
GWGeorge C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe
Self

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