For Better or Worse, We Still Live in Joe Papp’s World
The Public Theater founder’s life and legacy, traced in a documentary on PBS, may be best understood, and built upon, as part of the U.S. regional theatre movement.
All Stories About Joseph Papp
The Subtext: David Henry Hwang, High and Low
This month Brian talks to the writer of ‘M. Butterfly,’ ‘Yellow Face,’ ‘Chinglish,’ and ‘Soft Power’ about Joe Papp, hate crimes, and the ironic uplift of surviving a flop.
A Nudge Here, a Leap There: How Bernard Gersten Got the Work Done
A sage producer who supported and enabled visionary leaders and artists, he had a touch of the visionary about him as well.
Barbara Ann Teer Was Unapologetically Black
The founder of Harlem’s National Black Theatre strove to make art that would liberate and heal.
Galt MacDermot, a Mystery Except at the Piano
We were just two gentlemen who worked on a show together, but oh, the music he made.
Streep and Shepard: 2 Straight Arrows Ascending
Sam Shepard and Meryl Streep both made defining marks on New York stages before wandering afield.
The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit: Lean and Mean Shakespeare
A history of the 60-year-old initiative that brings theatre directly to the people.
'Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design' Celebrates the Designer's Work
A retrospective, with images, on the work of set designer Ming Cho Lee.
What Joseph Papp Got Right
Theatre’s lineage—traced through Thespis, Aeschylus, Shakespeare, and Papp—is inextricably linked to democracy’s.
Letters to the Editor
Responses to pieces about Amiri Baraka, Arthur Miller, and about community art-making.
