Play Department files, 1962-1992.

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Play Department files, 1962-1992.

The records of the New York Shakespeare Festival Play Department (bulk, 1962-1992) document the origins, establishment and activities of the department.

100 lf. (236 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6786812

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Papp, Joseph

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Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988

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Wilford Leach, playwright. From the description of The zodiac of Memphis Street: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517316 ...

New York Shakespeare Festival Productions

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The Administrative Office files document the earliest activities of Joseph Papp, including the formation of the New York Shakespeare Festival. The records also document Papp's fight with Robert Moses over free Shakespeare in the Park, the acquisition and restoration of the Astor Library to become the Public Theater, the fiscal crisis of the 1970's and the NYSF at Lincoln Center. The records also reveal Papp's ideas for productions and seasonal planning, special programs such as the Mobile Theate...

Papp, Gail Merrifield

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New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater

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Gersten, Bernard

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