Research Catalog

Title

Oral history interview with David Rabe, 1987-07-01 [sound recording].

Author

Rabe, David

Publication

1987.

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Details

Additional Authors

Turan, Kenneth.

Description

3 sound cassettes : analog.

Summary

American dramatist and teacher David Rabe discusses his career as a playwright, and his experience working with Joseph Papp on some of his plays such as "Sticks and bones" (about a Vietnam veteran's return from war), and "Boom boom room." He talks about the theatrical history of "Sticks and bones" that was produced as an off-Broadway production (directed by Jeff Bleckner) in 1971 at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, and moved to Broadway by Papp in 1972, and about critical reaction and audience response to the play. Rabe also reminisces about the reasons he refused to produce his other play "Steamers" at the Public Theatre. He also talks about Papp's personality and his role as a producer and director of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theatre, and about his professional relationship with Papp.

Alternative Title

• Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.
• Joseph Papp oral history interviews.

Subject

• Rabe, David > Interviews
• Rabe, David > Friends and associates
• Papp, Joseph > Influence
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
• Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
• Dramatists, American > Interviews
• Theater > Production and direction > History > United States > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Oral histories.
• Interviews.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Interview by Kenneth Turan, originally recorded for the book "Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told" which was published in 2009.
• A track ID has been inserted every five minutes within this interview for reference purposes.

With (note)

• Part 3 of the interview on original cassette with part 3 of an Oral history interview with Meir Ribalow (side A); part 5 of the interview on original cassette with an Oral history interview with Frederick Neumann (side A).
• Part 3 of the interview on CD with part 3 of an Oral history interview with Meir Ribalow; part 5 of the interview on CD with an Oral history interview with Frederick Neumann.

Access (note)

• Access to original items restricted.

Event (note)

• Recorded [in New York?], July 1, 1987.

Additional Formats (note)

• Service compact discs (5 sound discs : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) begins on *LDC 51656, continues on *LDC 51657, *LDC 51655 (tracks 8-10), *LDC 51658, and concludes on *LDC 51659 (tracks 1-3).

Call Number

*LDC 51656

OCLC

785638490

Author

Rabe, David, interviewee.

Title

Oral history interview with David Rabe, 1987-07-01 [sound recording].

Imprint

1987.

Event

Recorded [in New York?], July 1, 1987.

Access

Access to original items restricted.

Additional Formats

Service compact discs (5 sound discs : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) begins on *LDC 51656, continues on *LDC 51657, *LDC 51655 (tracks 8-10), *LDC 51658, and concludes on *LDC 51659 (tracks 1-3).

With:

Part 3 of the interview on original cassette with part 3 of an Oral history interview with Meir Ribalow (side A); part 5 of the interview on original cassette with an Oral history interview with Frederick Neumann (side A).

Part 3 of the interview on CD with part 3 of an Oral history interview with Meir Ribalow; part 5 of the interview on CD with an Oral history interview with Frederick Neumann.

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Added Author

Turan, Kenneth. Interviewer

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

Added Title

Free for all: Joe Papp, the public, and the greatest story ever told.

Joseph Papp oral history interviews.

Research Call Number

*LDC 51656

*LDC 51657

*LDC 51655, tracks 8-10

*LDC 51658

*LDC 51659, tracks 1-3

*LTC-A 771

*LTC-A 786

*LTC-A 787