Essays Tagged: "New York Shakespeare Festival"

WOYZECK Summary and Critique

purchases a knife from a Jew, which is said to have relation to the Nazi movement as stated by the NEW YORK TIMES review of the text, and proceeds to murder Marie and discard the weapon into a lake.T ... .The play was never performed until the 20th century, crediting JoAnne Akalaitis' direction for the New York Shakespeare Festival. The only credit of association during the 19th century is to Shakespe ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Joseph Papp

Many people associate New York with its wonderful Broadway productions, but New York can also be associated with its magni ... seph Papp, born in 1921, was an individual who helped to bring the writings of Shakespeare alive to New York audiences. He always had a dream of producing free "Shakespeare in the Park." In 1954 ... hakespeare was combined with contemporary theater. Papp performed in his own theater, as well as in New York City parks and schools. In 1957, Joseph Papp had a mobile theater which he ...

(1 pages) 5 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays