Voices from the Federal Theatre
Schwartz, Bonnie Nelson / Brustein, Robert
The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theatre to more people in every corner of America than at any time in U.S. history. The project had units in every region of the country, including groundbreaking African American troupes, and staged productions ranging from daring dramas like "the Voodoo Macbeth, Waiting for Lefty, and "Cradle Will Rock to musicals, vaudevile, and puppet shows. I...