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Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company: [speech and television interview]

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Title
Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company: [speech and television interview]
Names
Papp, Joseph (Speaker)
Papp, Joseph (Interviewee)
Collection

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1979-03-21
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2781
Topics
Papp, Joseph
Adaptations -- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar. Adaptations
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder. English -- Adaptations
Piñero, Miguel. Short eyes. Spanish
Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) -- New York
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar -- Adaptations
Genres
Speeches
Interviews
Notes
Creation/production credits: [speech by Joe Papp; additional commentary by Joe Papp.].
Content: Title by cataloger.
Content: "Master; Joe Papp speech; formation of Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Co.; permanent; 3/21/79"--Tape reel container 1.
Content: "Copy of Joe Papp speech; re Black-Hispanic Co."--Tape reel container 2.
Content: On container spine, reel 1: Joe Papp. re Formation of Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Co. 3/21/79.
Performers: Joseph Papp, speaker and interviewee ; with unidentified Channel 5 reporter, interviewer.
Venue: Recorded live [New York, New York] 1979 Mar. 21
Additional physical form: Also avaliable on cassette tape, located at *LTC 10266.
Acquisition: Gift; The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp; 1993.
Content: Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.
Content: Notes (1 p. letter) available in *LT-7-A 2781 (1 of 2) ; Letter dated from Serge 1979 March 23.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 2 audiotape reels (70 min., 31 sec.) : analog, stereo, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in.
Description
Streaming audio contain a master recording of a speech (part 1: 9:45-55:21) and a television interview for Channel 5 (part 2: 0:00-10:45) Joseph Papp gave on March 21, 1979, about his plans to create a new Shakespeare Company in New York that would feature both Black and Hispanic performers and their productions. Some productions Papp talked about was the BBC 1979 film of Julius Caesar (full black cast), the upcoming adaptation of Mother Courage (1980, Public Theater), and the Latin-American adaptation of Miguel Piñero's "Short eyes".
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16823984
RLIN/OCLC: 222010927
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61b24830-b3db-0133-a6ce-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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  • 1979: Created
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64d0f040-b3db-0133-1884-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64d0f040-b3db-0133-1884-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1979). Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64d0f040-b3db-0133-1884-3c07547a230f

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Formation of permanent Black-Hispanic Shakespeare Company