Monday, July 14, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Susan Quinn -- Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times
Location: Common Good Books
Phone: 651.225.8989
A vivid portrait of the turbulent 1930s and the Roosevelt administration as seen through the WPA's Federal Theater Project.Under the direction of a five-foot redheaded firecracker, Hallie Flanagan, the Federal Theater Project managed to turn a WPA relief program into a platform for some of the most inventive and cutting-edge theater of its time. This daring experiment by the U.S. government in support of the arts electrified audiences with exciting, controversial productions.
Monday, July 14, 2008 7:30 - Susan Quinn -- Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times
2008-07-14
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