A documentary about the 1978 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew by the New York City Shakespeare company at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Includes scenes from the production, interviews with Meryl Streep (Kate) and Raul Julia (Petruchio) as well as an introduction by producer Joseph Papp and audience commentary.
01-07-1981
58 min
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Christopher Dixon
Writer:
Christopher Dixon
Production:
Christopher Dixon, Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including a record 21 Academy Award nominations, winning three, and a record 32 Golden Globe Award nominations, winning eight. She has also received two British Academy Film Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and six Grammy Awards.
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Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. His film career peaked in the US in the early 1990s.
Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson Bean to move and work in New York City. Juliá, who had been bilingual since his childhood, soon gained interest in Broadway and "Off Broadway" plays. He performed in mobile projects, including the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.
Juliá was eventually noticed by Joseph Papp, who offered him work in the New York Shakespeare Festival. After gaining notoriety, he received roles in two television series, Love of Life and Sesame Street. For his performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he received a nomination for the Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. Between 1974 and 1982, Juliá received Tony Award nominations for Where's Charley?, The Threepenny Opera and Nine. During the 1980s, he worked in several films, receiving nominations for the Golden Globe Awards, for his performance in Tempest, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, winning the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for the latter.
In 1991 and 1993, Juliá portrayed "Gomez Addams" in two film adaptations of The Addams Family. In 1994, he filmed The Burning Season and a film adaptation of the Street Fighter video games. Later that year, Juliá suffered several health afflictions, eventually dying after suffering a stroke. His funeral was held in Puerto Rico, being attended by thousands. For his work in The Burning Season, Juliá won a posthumous Golden Globe and Emmy Award.
Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and theatre actor.
He began his professional acting career Off-Broadway, then appeared in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1968 as Fop. A founding member of the avant-garde theater company the Manhattan Project, Pine appeared with the group in Alice in Wonderland, directed by Andre Gregory, in 1970 (Manhattan Project 1973).
He made his film debut in 1978 in James Ivory's Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures, which was made for television, but later was released theatrically. Since then, he has performed in Louis Malle's Vanya on 42nd Street, Woody Allen's Celebrity, Small Time Crooks, Melinda and Melinda, and other films.
He appears in the book Are You Dave Gorman? as the first actor encountered by the writer to have played a fictional Dave Gorman (in The Ice Storm). He has appeared twice as a "Charlie Rose type" interviewer in the films The Royal Tenenbaums and The Door in the Floor, featuring him in a dark studio conducting a one-on-one interview in Rose's distinctive format.
He appeared in All My Children as Max Jeffries (1992) and as Barry Shire #1 (1997–1999).
Most recently, he appeared in Russ Emanuel's "Chasing the Green" alongside Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, William Devane, and Robert Picardo.
He is married to composer and sound designer Margaret Pine.
Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.
