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Joe Papp

THEATRICAL PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR Jun 22, 1921 - Oct 31, 1991

Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater and Free Shakespeare in the Park, believed great art is for all.

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Joe Papp in Five Acts (Jun 2022)

Written Features

Playwright David Henry Hwang answers 5 questions about launching his career with Joe Papp

Taming of the Shrew at the East River Amphitheater on the Lower East Side in 1956.

10 photos from Shakespeare in the Park’s incredible history

Joe Papp sitting in director's chair with his name on it.

A hard act to follow – my time as Joe Papp’s intern in 1989

How Joe Papp fought for a new American theater and won

Joe Papp biography and life timeline

Video Features

Joe Papp in Five Acts -- When Joe Papp asked Meryl Streep to take over the theater

Joe Papp in Five Acts -- The origins of Shakespeare in the Park

Joe Papp in Five Acts -- Papp turned a dilapidated building into The Public Theater

Joe Papp in Five Acts -- Representation in theater was important to Joe Papp

Joe Papp in Five Acts -- Why Joe Papp thinks the theater should be free for all of us

Joe Papp in Five Acts

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