 |
EncyclopediaFederal TheatreFederal Theatre (1935–39), branch of the Work Projects Administration designed to provide employment for actors, directors, writers, and scene designers. As well as providing a nationwide audience with inexpensive, high-quality productions, it gave impetus to experimental theaters, such as the Group Theatre, the Mercury Theatre of Orson Welles, the topical “Living Newspaper” (dramatizations of news stories), and the music-dramas of Marc Blitzstein. See study by J. D. Mathews (1967, repr. 1971). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Federal Theatre from Infoplease:
- theater: Related Articles - Related Articles For further information see separate articles on drama, Western; acting; ...
- Work Projects Administration - Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, ...
- Orson Welles - Welles, Orson Welles, Orson, 1915–85, American actor, director, and producer, b. Kenosha, ...
- Encyclopedia: Theater - Encyclopeadia articles concerning Theater.
See more Encyclopedia articles on: Theater
|
|
