The Federal Theatre Project, 1935–1939

An exciting and engaging investigation of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) from a transatlantic perspective Offers the first comparative study of the history, performances and politics of the FTP in a book formContributes significantly to the study of Hallie Flanagan as the bridge between the FTP and the European avant-garde; it will also contribute to the study of Flanagan’s own playsDraws and exposes further links between American modernism and its European counterparts (Meyerhold, Brecht, Eu