Joseph Papp
1921 - 1991
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Woodie King Jr.
Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins
This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights movement. Included are interviews with veterans of the theatrical world such as James Earl Jones and Ed Bullins.
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Christopher Dixon
Meryl Streep, Raúl Juliá
A documentary about the 1978 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew by the New York City Shakespeare company at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Includes scenes from the production, interviews with Meryl Streep (Kate) and Raul Julia (Petruchio) as well as an introduction by producer Joseph Papp and audience commentary.
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre, Michael Schulman
Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She fascinates filmmakers and audiences alike with her broad range of expression.
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Karen Thorsen, Tracie Holder
Olympia Dukakis, David Hare
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.
Joe Papp in Five Acts
