Federal Theatre Project - A Case Study

Informationen zum Autor Barry B. Witham is Professor at the School of Drama, University of Washington. Klappentext Provides a detailed examination of the operations of the US Federal Theatre Project in the decade of the 1930s. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon archival resources! official correspondence and personal interviews! this 2003 book provides a detailed examination of the operations of the US Federal Theatre Project in the decade of the 1930s. The book recreates the often chaotic but frequently exhilarating story of Uncle Sam as producer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgement; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. A showboat for the people; 2. Glenn's plan; 3. Hoofers, mystics and a singing bird; 4. Typists and models; 5. A Negro theatre; 6. Power and control; 7. Dunbar and the children; 8. Slums and syphilis; 9. See How They Run; 10. Flotilla of Faith; Conclusion; Appendix A. Production calendar; Appendix B. Glossary of names; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Barry B. Witham, Barry B. (University of Washington) Witham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2009
• EAN: 9780521100120
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10012-0
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cambridge Studies in American
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet