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Skyline.

Title
Skyline. Joseph Papp and the Public [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1979.

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Moving imageBy appointment only NCOX 5248Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Julia, Raul
  • Little, Cleavon
  • Merdin, Jon
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Sides, Patricia
  • Sills, Beverly
  • Streep, Meryl
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Skyline with Beverly Sills, recorded November 3, 1979, aired November 14, 1979 on WNET, Channel 13. Producer and director Joseph Papp is interviewed about his career and the development of the New York Shakespeare Festival and Public Theater. Papp discusses his belief that theater should not be an elitist institution and emphasizes his conviction that the arts are of vital importance to society and culture. He also discusses his approach to interpreting the works of William Shakespeare.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Series Statement
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Uniform Title
Skyline (Television program)
Alternative Title
Skyline with Beverly Sills
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Television.
Note
  • Taped off air. Show begins at counter #212.
  • Credits at end of tape.
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • Includes photographs of New York Shakespeare Festival productions. Performance footage of actor Cleavon Little performing the "To be or not to be" speech in the 1968 NYSF production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Performance footage of three scenes from the 1978 NYSF production of Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, with Raul Julia as Petruchio and Meryl Streep as Katharina. The credits roll over stills of posters from NYSF productions. Audio of Papp singing "I found a million dollar baby (at the five and ten cent store)" plays during the credits.
  • Program #305.
Call Number
NCOX 5248
OCLC
NYPT04-F42
Title
Skyline. Joseph Papp and the Public [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1979.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Performer
Beverly Sills, host; Patricia Sides, producer; Jon Merdin, director.
Local Note
Additional copy exists.
Added Author
Julia, Raul, actor.
Little, Cleavon, actor.
Merdin, Jon, director.
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Papp, Joseph, performer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Sides, Patricia, producer.
Sills, Beverly, host.
Sills, Beverly, interviewer.
Streep, Meryl, actor.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Added Title
Skyline (Television program)
Research Call Number
NCOX 5248
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