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Free for All (Hardcover)

By: Gail Merrifield Papp (Author), Joseph Papp (Author) and Kenneth Turan (Author)

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"FREE FOR ALL sometimes takes us exhaustingly behind the scenes....But we are glad to have this belated account of an epic era. For one big thing, it reminds us of a lost time in American theater history when uncompromising producers like Papp believed passionately in risk."

"[F]ascinating....Turan succeeds in delivering a compelling portrait of one of the dynamos of American theater in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s..." (starred review)

"A wonderful book that clearly and powerfully shows that Papp's own story was the most enduring drama he ever produced." (starred review)

Publisher's note

An oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater draws on interviews with 160 celebrity contributors including Meryl Streep, James Earl Jones and Kevin Kline to trace the pivotal artistic contributions of producer and director Joe Papp.

"Los Angeles Times" film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
"Free for All" is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under the inspired leadership of Joseph Papp have been a premier source of revolutionary and enduring American theater. To tell this fascinating story, Kenneth Turan interviewed some 160 luminaries-including George C. Scott, Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols, Kevin Kline, James Earl Jones, David Rabe, Jerry Stiller, Tommy Lee Jones, and Wallace Shawn-and masterfully weaves their voices into a dizzyingly rich tale of creativity, conflict, and achievement. And at the center of this" "incredibly engrossing account of artistic daring and excellence the larger-than-life figure of Joseph Papp reigns supreme.

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Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan writes a glowing biography of New York theater legend Joe Papp, the founder of The New York Shakespeare Festival and later The Public Theatre. Turan explains the long-lasting influence Papp had on the American theater world, and his book contains dozens of famous actors who either got their start with Joe Pap, or have been affected by Papp's life and work.

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