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Voices from the Federal Theatre (Paperback): Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, The Eductational Film Center

Voices from the Federal Theatre (Paperback)

Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, The Eductational Film Center; Foreword by Robert Brustein

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The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theater to more people in every corner of America that 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 from daring dramas like "The Voodoo Macbeth," "Waiting for Lefty," and "The 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 documents that vibrant, colorful, politically explosive time, which gave rise to bitter debates about the role of government in American art and culture. It includes interviews with such Federal Theatre actors, playwrights, directors, designers, producers, and dancers as Arthur Miller, Studs Terkel, Jules Dassin, Katherine Dunham, Rosetta Lenoire, John Houseman, and many others.
"Voices from the Federal Theatre" is a tie-in with the public televison special "Who Killed the Federal Theatre?" hosted by Judd Hirsch and coproduced by Schwartz with the Educational Film Center.

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Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2011
First published: October 2003
Authors: Bonnie Nelson Schwartz • The Eductational Film Center
Foreword by: Robert Brustein
Dimensions: 156 x 231 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-0-299-18324-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
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LSN: 0-299-18324-6
Barcode: 9780299183240

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