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Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was administered entirely by, and was wholly a function of, the federal government and was intended to provide employment for theater professionals during the Great Depression. FTP productions included plays, musical revues, vaudeville, dance, children's theater, puppetry, and circus performance. FTP also included black theater and Yiddish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish language presentations. There has been nothing comparable in the world of theater to date.
Several of the designs from vaudeville presentations are attributed to James Stewart Morcom. Like many FTP professionals, he had a successful later career. Morcom designed for the New York City Ballet and was with the Radio City Music Hall for many years. |