{"product_id":"voices-from-the-federal-theatre-bonnie-nelson-schwartz-9780299183202","title":"Voices from the Federal Theatre [With DVD]","description":"The Federal Theatre Project, a 1930s relief project of the Roosevelt administration, brought more theater to more people in every corner of America that 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 from daring dramas like \u003ci\u003eThe Voodoo Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Lefty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cradle Will Rock \u003c\/i\u003eto musicals, vaudeville, and puppet shows. It was canceled in a firestorm of controversy that gave birth to the damning question: \"Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist party?\"\u003cbr\u003e This book documents that vibrant, colorful, politically explosive time, which gave rise to bitter debates about the role of government in American art and culture. It includes interviews with such Federal Theatre actors, playwrights, directors, designers, producers, and dancers as Arthur Miller, Studs Terkel, Jules Dassin, Katherine Dunham, Rosetta Lenoire, John Houseman, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVoices from the Federal Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e is a tie-in with the public televison special \u003ci\u003eWho Killed the Federal Theatre?\u003c\/i\u003e hosted by Judd Hirsch and coproduced by Schwartz with the Educational Film Center.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, Joseph Bialowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299183203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299183202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.28w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 64 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Bonnie Nelson Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44410364428543,"sku":"9780299183202","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad86e2b2-c55a-41aa-a1c6-b3be633d7604.jpg?v=1697535968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-from-the-federal-theatre-bonnie-nelson-schwartz-9780299183202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}