Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts2012
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Joe Papp in Five Acts
1h 24m·Documentary
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4.5/10 avgAverage user ratingJoe 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Olympia DukakisSelf | Self |
 David HareSelf | Self |
 David Henry HwangSelf | Self |
 James Earl JonesSelf | Self |
 Larry KramerSelf | Self |
| JJoseph PappSelf | Self |
| DDavid RabeSelf | Self |
 Meryl StreepSelf | Self |
 Christopher WalkenSelf | Self |
 George C. WolfeSelf | Self |