Federal Theatre Project
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The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal initiative that funded and organized live theatrical productions across the United States during the Great Depression, providing employment for artists while expanding public access to the arts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
ⓘ
government-funded theatre project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FTP
ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Theater Project
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Hallie Flanagan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1939 ⓘ |
| employed |
actors
ⓘ
administrative staff ⓘ designers ⓘ directors ⓘ playwrights ⓘ stage technicians ⓘ |
| field |
performing arts
ⓘ
public arts funding ⓘ |
| focus |
experimental theatre
ⓘ
non-commercial theatre ⓘ socially engaged theatre ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| foundedUnder |
Roosevelt administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
|
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| genre | theatre ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
expand public access to live theatre
ⓘ
provide employment for theatre workers during the Great Depression ⓘ support the arts as part of New Deal cultural policy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| impact |
developed regional theatre in the United States
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expanded access to low-cost or free theatre ⓘ provided training ground for future prominent theatre artists ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
Federal Theatre Project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Negro Theatre Units
children's theatre units ⓘ regional theatre units ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal government project ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Living Newspaper productions
ⓘ
One-Third of a Nation ⓘ The Cradle Will Rock ⓘ Voodoo Macbeth ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| parentOrganization | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Project Number One
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| politicalContext | New Deal ⓘ |
| programType | work-relief program ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
accusations of left-wing political bias
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loss of congressional funding ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Works Progress Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Works Progress Administration Arts Division
|
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Federal Theater Project
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Negro Theatre Units
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Federal Theatre Project
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Living Newspaper productions
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Federal Theatre Project
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Negro Theatre Units
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Federal Theatre Project
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Federal Theatre Project Circus
subject surface form:
Federal Theatre Project
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Negro Theatre Units
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U.S. Federal Theatre Project
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Federal Theatre Project Negro Theatre Unit
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Living Newspaper series
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John Houseman
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Federal Theatre Project (context for early collaborators)