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Voices from the Federal Theatre
Bonnie Nelson Schwartz
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Description for Voices from the Federal Theatre
Hardcover. The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theatre to more Americans than at any time in history. This book documents this vibrant, colourful, politically explosive time, covering everything from daring dramas to musicals and puppet shows. Num Pages: 200 pages, 66 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AN; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theater to more people in every corner of America than at any time in U.S. history. The project had units in every region of the country, including groundbreaking African American troupes, and staged productions ranging from daring dramas like The Voodoo Macbeth, Waiting for Lefty, and Cradle Will Rock to musicals, vaudeville, and puppet shows. It was canceled in a firestorm of controversy that gave birth to the damning question: ""Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"" This book ... Read more
The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theater to more people in every corner of America than at any time in U.S. history. The project had units in every region of the country, including groundbreaking African American troupes, and staged productions ranging from daring dramas like The Voodoo Macbeth, Waiting for Lefty, and Cradle Will Rock to musicals, vaudeville, and puppet shows. It was canceled in a firestorm of controversy that gave birth to the damning question: ""Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?"" This book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299183202
SKU
V9780299183202
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About Bonnie Nelson Schwartz
Bonnie Nelson Schwartz is a producer for the Broadway stage, film, and television. She has worked on more than a hundred plays, films, television programs, and concert specials worldwide.
Reviews for Voices from the Federal Theatre
"The miracle of the Federal Theatre lies precisely in this - that from a drab and painful relief project there sprang the liveliest, most innovative, and most original theatre of its era." - John Houseman