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Additional authors

1. Rose, Charlie
2. Papp, Joseph
3. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Theatrical producer Joseph Papp discusses his views on American theater with interviewer Charlie Rose. Topics include the purpose of theater; the qualities that make a good producer; Papp's motivation to produce free Shakespearean plays in Central Park; the quality of theater in the United States and its relationship to philanthropic support; stage acting in comparison with film; actors George C. Scott and Meryl Streep; casting Linda Ronstadt as Mabel in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Pirates of Penzance; the various forms of financial support for the theater; the lack of interest in supporting the theater by the federal government; the quality of the theatrical work currently being produced in the U.S.; the quality of theater in the U.S. currently in comparison with that of other countries, and with theater during the 1960s and 70s; his production of works by British, Czech and Russian playwrights.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Alternative title

1. Channel 2 CBS news nightwatch 1/12/83 2-4 a.m. Interview with Joseph Papp re: national theater
2. New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, January 12, 1984
3. Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 12, 1984

Subject

1. Papp, Joseph -- Interviews.
2. Streep, Meryl -- Friends and associates.
3. Scott, George C., 1927-1999 -- Friends and associates.
4. Ronstadt, Linda -- Friends and associates.
5. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
6. Theatrical producers and directors.
7. Theatrical producers and directors -- Interviews.
8. Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- Economic aspects.
9. Theatrical productions -- New York (State) -- New York.
10. Government aid to the theater.
11. Theater and society.
12. Theater audiences -- New York (State) -- New York.
13. Broadway (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 5263

Language

1. English

Note

1. This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
2. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required prior to viewing.
3. Segment with Joseph Papp begins at 79:00 and ends at 109:00. Includes commercials.

Event (note)

1. Broadcast WCBS-TV, Channel, January 12, 1984 at 2:00 a.m.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Added author

1. Rose, Charlie, interviewer.
2. Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
3. WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Added title

1. New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, January 12, 1984 [videorecording]
2. Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 12, 1984 [videorecording]