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.
Aliases (7)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
→
government-funded theatre project → |
| alsoKnownAs |
FTP
→
Federal Theater Project → |
| country |
United States
→
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| director |
Hallie Flanagan
→
|
| dissolved |
1939
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| 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 federal government
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| foundedUnder |
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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| fundedBy |
United States federal government
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| genre |
theatre
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| hasPurpose |
expand public access to live theatre
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provide employment for theatre workers during the Great Depression → support the arts as part of New Deal cultural policy → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| impact |
developed regional theatre in the United States
→
expanded access to low-cost or free theatre → provided training ground for future prominent theatre artists → |
| implementedIn |
Negro Theatre Units
→
children's theatre units → regional theatre units → |
| inception |
1935
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| legalForm |
federal government project
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|
| notableWork |
Living Newspaper productions
→
One-Third of a Nation → The Cradle Will Rock → Voodoo Macbeth → |
| operatedIn |
United States
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| parentOrganization |
Works Progress Administration
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| partOf |
Federal Project Number One
→
Works Progress Administration → |
| politicalContext |
New Deal
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| programType |
work-relief program
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|
| reasonForEnd |
accusations of left-wing political bias
→
loss of congressional funding → |
| supervisedBy |
Works Progress Administration Arts Division
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|
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Federal Theatre Project
("Living Newspaper productions")
→
Federal Theatre Project ("Negro Theatre Units") → Federal Theatre Project ("Federal Theatre Project Circus") → |
notableProject |
|
Federal Project Number One
→
Federal Theatre Project ("Negro Theatre Units") → |
hasPart |
|
One-Third of a Nation
("Living Newspaper series")
→
Voodoo Macbeth → |
partOf |
|
Works Progress Administration
→
Works Progress Administration → |
program |
|
Federal Theatre Project
("Federal Theater Project")
→
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Voodoo Macbeth
("Federal Theatre Project Negro Theatre Unit")
→
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associatedWith |
|
Voodoo Macbeth
("U.S. Federal Theatre Project")
→
|
fundedBy |
|
Federal Theatre Project
("Negro Theatre Units")
→
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implementedIn |
|
The Cradle Will Rock
→
|
movement |
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The Cradle Will Rock
→
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originalProducer |
|
One-Third of a Nation
→
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producedBy |
|
Voodoo Macbeth
→
|
productionCompany |
|
Group Theatre
→
|
relatedTo |