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    The Treatment

    Kenneth Turan

    Elvis hosts writer-film critic Kenneth Turan to talk about his book Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told. With the creation of Shakespeare in the Park and the birth of the public theater Joe Papp was responsible for building an unparalleled nonprofit institution. In the new book Free for All, Kenneth Turan (Los Angeles Times, NPR's Morning Edition) charts its course.

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