American playwrights at Joseph Papp's Public Theater /

This two part program explores the goals and techniques of Joseph Papp's famous enterprise in New York City, the Public Theater. Several plays are seen in excerpt form, as finished productions or as works in progress. Theater writer/critic Margaret Croyden interviews Papp and the playwrights wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	CBS Television Network, Creative Arts Television (Firm)
Other Authors:	Freeman, David, 1941-, Guare, John, Lamb, Myrna
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Kent, Conn. : Creative Arts Television, [1997]
Subjects:	Papp, Joseph > Criticism and interpretation. Papp, Joseph > Interviews. Freeman, David, > 1941- > Interviews. Guare, John > Interviews. Lamb, Myrna > Interviews. Public Theater (New York, N.Y.) Dramatists > United States > Interviews. Dramatists > United States. Theater > Production and direction.

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Summary:	This two part program explores the goals and techniques of Joseph Papp's famous enterprise in New York City, the Public Theater. Several plays are seen in excerpt form, as finished productions or as works in progress. Theater writer/critic Margaret Croyden interviews Papp and the playwrights whose work is seen. The plays highlighted are David Freeman's "Jessie and the bandit queen," John Guare's "Rich and famous" and Myrna Lamb's "Apple pie."
Item Description:	Videocassette release of segments originally shown on the CBS television show Camera Three in 1976. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (54 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Photography, Michael Livesey ; narrator, Margaret Croyden.