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BL
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711136
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b533325
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| Main Entry
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Osborne, Elizabeth A.,1977-
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| Title & Author
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Staging the people : : community and identity in the Federal Theatre Project /\ Elizabeth A. Osborne
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| Edition Statement
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First edition
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 240 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0230113311
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: 9780230113312
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-230) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: The "People's Theatre": creating an audience of millions -- Danger, disease, and despotism: balancing on the tightrope of Chicago -- Demythologizing America: past and present collide in Boston -- "The Great American Theatrical Desert": Federal Theatre in the South -- The fading frontier: excavating the Portland Federal Theatre Project -- Theatre "In the wilderness": The Federal Theatre Project tours America -- Epilogue: An American audience for the "People's Theatre"
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| Abstract
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"The Federal Theatre Project stands alone as the only national theatre in the history of the United States. This study re-imagines this vital moment in American history, considering the Federal Theatre Project on its own terms - as a "federation of theatres" designed to stimulate new audiences and create locally-relevant theatre during the turbulent 1930s. It integrates a wealth of previously undiscovered archival materials with cultural history, delving into regional activities in Chicago, Boston, Portland, Atlanta, and Birmingham, as well as tours of refugee camps and Civilian Conservation Corps Divisions. For a brief, exhilarating moment, the Federal Theatre Project created a democratic theatre that staged the American people"--
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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)-- History
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National characteristics, American-- History-- 20th century
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Theater and society-- United States-- History-- 20th century
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| LC Classification
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PN2270.F43O83 2011
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