June 2, 2022 · 12:01 PM
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Friday, June 3:
JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
Director:
Tracie Holder, Karen Thorsen
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2012
Select Festivals:
AFI Docs, Rio, Brisbane, Ashland, San Francisco Jewish, Havana
About:
A portrait of the founder of The Public Theater, who believed in the democratization of theatre for all, spearheading free performances of Shakespeare in the Park and producing groundbreaking plays in his legendary NYC venue.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
