the Federal Theatre Project

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf theatre project
gptkbp:aimsTo provide employment for theatre artists
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Hallie_Flanagan
gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkbp:collaboratedWith local communities
gptkbp:contributedTo the_development_of_modern_American_drama
gptkbp:controversy political content
gptkbp:createdBy WPA
gptkbp:criticism conservatives
its perceived leftist agenda
gptkbp:dissolved 1939
gptkbp:emphasizes the role of theatre in society
gptkbp:employs social issues
thousands of artists
gptkbp:established the_Roosevelt_administration
gptkbp:finish political pressure
gptkbp:fosters artistic experimentation
gptkbp:founded 1935
gptkbp:has_a_history_of increased public interest in theatre
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gptkbp:impact the_American_avant-garde_movement
the_arts_during_the_Great_Depression
gptkbp:includes community outreach programs
gptkbp:influence the development of documentary theatre
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_theatre
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent arts funding programs
gptkbp:involved collaboration with writers
gptkbp:is_a the use of multimedia in theatre
American_history.
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in the arts recovery during the 1930s
gptkbp:is_a_model_for future public arts initiatives
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for emerging playwrights
gptkbp:is_a_source_of employment for theatre professionals
gptkbp:is_essential_for the_cultural_history_of_the_U.S.
gptkbp:is_featured_in multicultural productions
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:is_involved_in the promotion of social justice
gptkbp:is_known_for innovative staging
community-based performances
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:notableWork Voodoo Macbeth
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:partOf New Deal
gptkbp:produces gptkb:The_Living_Newspaper
reflected contemporary issues
gptkbp:provides free performances
gptkbp:uses experimental theatre techniques
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the growth of regional theatre companies
gptkbp:was_a_response_to economic hardship
the cultural needs of the time
the need for public entertainment