Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan tells the story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history. Free for All: Joe Papp, the Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told is the oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater, two landmarks of American theater.
Event: Bill Goldstein, of nytimes.com, will be moderating a discussion with Kenneth Turan, Gail Papp, Bernie Gersten, and Oskar Eustis, followed by a book signing
Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 pm
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway at 66th Street
Guests:
Kenneth Turan
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Comments [3]
nice interview, but the guest referred to Joe believing in free shakespeare like jesuits believe in the pope. I think that undermined the guests point. I know lots of jesuits and none of them are fond of the pope. they tend to be really critical of the institutional church and bullying authority.
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I don't mean to niggle about details, but although Papp's first Shakespeare seasons did take place all over the city before he settled in Central Park, the actual Mobile Unit didn't get started until several years after the Delacorte was built. We used to say that many outdoor events could be rained out, only Mobile Unit performsnces could be "rocked out" (where performances were halted because the audience was throwing things at the stage.)
Don't forget to mention how Joe Papp brought Shakespeare to NYC schools. Great contribution!
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