Federal Theatre Project
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The Federal Theatre Project was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. It
Philip W. Barber, New York City director of the Federal Theatre Project, at the opening of Macbeth (April 14, 1936)
Poster for Salut au Monde (1936), an original dance drama by Helen Tamiris for the Federal Dance Theatre, a division of the Federal Theatre Project
Burt Lancaster and partner Nick Cravat with the Federal Theatre Circus (1935–1938)
Choreographer Clarence Yates rehearsing Olive Stanton and the cast of The Cradle Will Rock (1937)
Hallie Flanagan
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Hallie Flanagan Davis was an American theatrical producer and director, playwright and author, best known for running the Federal Theatre Project, a part of the Works Progress Administration during th
Federal Theatre Project
…Administration, created not as a cultural activity but as a relief measure to employ artists, writers, directors, and theater workers. National director Hallie Flanagan shaped the FTP into a federation of regional theaters that created relevant art, encouraged experimentation in new forms and techniques, and made it…
Flanagan in 1940
Flanagan on CBS Radio for the Federal Theatre of the Air (1936)
Flanagan at the opening of Macbeth (April 14, 1936)