Ethnic playwrights at Joseph Papp's public theater.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bullins, Ed.

Guare, John.

Harris, Neil.

Papp, Joseph.

Creative Arts Television (Firm)

Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic Theater.

Local Subjects:

Ethnic Theater.

Genre:

Documentary

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video ( 28 min.))

Place of Publication:

Kent, CT : Creative Arts Television, 1976.

Summary:

"An exploration of the goals and techniques of Joseph Papp's famous enterprise in New York City, The Public Theater, plus interviews with playwrights David Freeman, John Guare, and Myrna Lamb. Excerpts of their plays are seen as finished productions or works in progress. The plays highlighted are David Freeman's "Jessie and the Bandit Queen", John Guare's "Rich and Famous", Myrna Lamb's "Apple Pie". Papp and the writers discuss such issues as what attracts American playwrights, what they use as raw materials for their plots and characterizations, the role of women playwrights, and the persistence of the parent-child relationship as play material. 1976."

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 22, 2010).

Previously published as DVD.

OCLC:

630571585