Research Catalog

Title

The today show. [Interview with Joseph Papp and Gerald Freedman.] [videorecording] / a presentation of NBC News.

Publication

New York, 1967.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Papp, Joseph
• Freedman, Gerald
• Dukakis, Olympia
• Julia, Raul
• Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
• Birney, David, 1939-2022
• Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022
• Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
• WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Description

1 videodisc (DVD) (20 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Barbara Walters and Burgess Meredith interview New York Shakespeare Festival producers Joseph Papp and Gerald Freedman for The today show. Program includes in-studio performance excerpts from the Festival's production of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus featuring Olympia Dukakis, Raul Julia, Moses Gunn and David Birney. Papp discusses his idea to bring the plays of Shakespeare to the public for free in Central Park; how his project is financed; and how taking part in his program enables young actors start their stage careers. Freedman discusses the production and the Festival's goal of producing lesser known works of 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
• New York Shakespeare Festival films on videotape ; film #31

Alternative Title

• NYSF films on videotape, film #31
• NBC The today show, Aug. 25, 1967, Barbara Walters and Burgess Meredith interview with Joseph Papp and Gerald Freedman re: NYSF, scenes from Titus Andronicus (with Raul Julia, Moses Gunn, David Birney, etc.)

Subject

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Papp, Joseph > Interviews
• Freedman, Gerald > Interviews
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Films on Videotape
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Shakespeare in the Park
• Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
• Theater > Production and direction
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1961-1970

Genre/Form

• Television.
• Interviews.

Note

• This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.

Event (note)

• First broadcast, WNBC-TV, New York, N.Y. on August 25, 1967.

Call Number

NCOX 5094

OCLC

NYPG06-F88

Title

The today show. [Interview with Joseph Papp and Gerald Freedman.] [videorecording] / a presentation of NBC News.

Imprint

New York, 1967.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Series

Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

New York Shakespeare Festival films on videotape ; film #31

Event

First broadcast, WNBC-TV, New York, N.Y. on August 25, 1967.

Added Author

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Freedman, Gerald, interviewee.

Dukakis, Olympia, actor.

Julia, Raul, actor.

Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993, actor.

Birney, David, 1939-2022, actor.

Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022, interviewer.

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997, interviewer.

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.

WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5094