Staging the people: community and identity in the federal theatre project

The Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal plan to fund theatre and other live artistic performances during the Great Depression, had the primary goal of employing out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art. These case studies explore the ties between the Federal Theatre Project and regional communities throughout the United States. ELIZABETH A. OSBORNE is an Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies at Florida State University, USA. INDICE: Introduction: The 'People's Theatre': Creating an Audience of Millions - Danger, Disease and Despotism: Balancing on the Tightrope of Chicago - Demythologizing American Ideology: Collisions of Past and Present in Boston - 'The Great American Theatrical Desert': Federal Theatre in the South - The Fading Frontier: Excavating the Portland Federal Theatre Project - Theatre 'In the Wilderness': The Federal Theatre Project Tours America - Epilogue: An American Audience for the 'People's Theatre'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11331-2
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés