FTP

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New Deal program government-funded theatre project

FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.

Aliases (1)

Federal Theatre Project ×50

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal program → government-funded theatre project →
abbreviation	FTP →
country	United States →
director	Hallie Flanagan →
dissolved	1939 →
employer	actors → designers → directors → playwrights → stage technicians →
fieldOfWork	performing arts → theatre production →
foundedBy	United States federal government →
fundedBy	federal government of the United States →
genre	theatre →
hasEffect	development of socially engaged theatre practices → expansion of access to theatre in the United States →
hasPart	Negro Theatre Units → children's theatre units → regional theatre units →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1935 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTimePeriod	Great Depression →
mainPurpose	develop experimental and socially relevant theatre → offer low-cost or free theatre to the American public → provide employment for theatre workers during the Great Depression →
notableProject	Federal Theatre Project Circus → Living Newspaper productions → Negro Theatre Units →
operatedBy	Works Progress Administration →
operatedIn	Atlanta → Boston → Chicago → Cleveland → Dallas → Los Angeles → New Orleans → New York City → San Francisco → Seattle →
parentOrganization	Works Progress Administration →
partOf	Works Progress Administration →
reasonForDissolution	loss of congressional funding → political controversy over alleged left-wing content →
significantPerson	Hallie Flanagan → John Houseman → Orson Welles →
supervisingAuthority	United States Department of Labor →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Theatre Project →	abbreviation
Federal Theatre Project →	alsoKnownAs
Windows →	supportsNetworkingProtocol