FTP

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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.

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FTP canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal program
government-funded theatre project
abbreviation FTP self-linksurface differs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
director Hallie Flanagan
dissolved 1939
employer actors
designers
directors
playwrights
stage technicians
fieldOfWork performing arts
theatre production
foundedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
fundedBy United States government
surface form: 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 Federal Theatre Project
surface form: 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
surface form: Federal Theatre Project Circus

Federal Theatre Project
surface form: Living Newspaper productions

Federal Theatre Project
surface form: Negro Theatre Units
operatedBy Works Progress Administration
operatedIn Atlanta
Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Cleveland
Dallas, Texas
surface form: 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

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FTP abbreviation FTP self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Federal Theatre Project