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Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times
Furious Improvisation How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times Author:Susan Quinn ?Spotlight[s] one of the most compelling periods of American theater?Quinn?s well-written narrative is both fascinating and frightening.??Library Journal (starred review) In a desperate era, FDR and his advisers had to furiously improvise to get millions of unemployed people back to work. For writers, actors, and artists, they crea... more »ted the Federal Theater Project. A platform for cutting-edge drama, the program defied segregation, spotlighting social injustice and ultimately leading to a political struggle that would shape American arts for decades to come.« less