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Federal Theatre Project
  • Language: en

Federal Theatre Project

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1936
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Publication
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 546

Publication

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1936
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Federal Theatre Project Collection
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 332

The Federal Theatre Project Collection

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Patriotic Holiday Plays
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 586

Patriotic Holiday Plays

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1936
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Catalog of the Theatre and Drama Collections: Theatre Collection: books on the theatre. 9 v
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 604
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 586
Federal Theatre, 1935-1939
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 363

Federal Theatre, 1935-1939

The WPA Theatre Project-conceived as a relief measure, a work program, and an artistic experiment-enjoyed a brief but lively existence. With skill and sensitivity Mrs. Mathews explores its turbulent history from its ambiguous origins in 1935 to its tragic demise in 1939. The book recreate: the atmosphere of the era, and conveys a vivid sense of the Joys, frustrations, and personal sacrifices undergone by those dedicated few who recognized the need for an American People's Theatre.. Mrs. Mathews also provides a detailed account of the Congressional hearings which occasioned the disbanding of the. Project, and a fascinating portrait of Hallie Flanagan, the Projects colorful National Director. ...

Six Plays for Young People from the Federal Theatre Project (1936-1939)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

Six Plays for Young People from the Federal Theatre Project (1936-1939)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1986-03-18
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  • Publisher: Greenwood

The subject of Swortzell's book is a selection of plays created by the Children's Theatre units of the Federal Theatre Project. . . . Most of the six plays in Swortzell's anthology resonate with political messages integral to the post-Depression, post-World War I era. . . . Though some of the scripts, like Chorpenning's A Letter to Santa Clause, which is an indictment of war, and Yasha Frank's Pinocchio, which celebrates the rewards of a virtuous life, hammer away at theme to the point of becoming tedious, the plays written and performed during this brief heydey in the history of children's theatre reveal just how far the genre could move beyond the narrow focus and prescribed subjects which...

Triple-A Plowed Under
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Triple-A Plowed Under

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1938
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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