The Playbook [electronic resource] : : A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War
James Shapiro2024
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'GRIPPING AND FIERCELY URGENT.' - FINTAN O'TOOLE'FASCINATING, TIMELY, AND DEEPLY
RESEARCHED.' - THE SPECTATOR'AN ABSORBING, NECESSARY BOOK.' - AYAD AKHTARFrom
the 'Winner of Winners' of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a timely and dramatic
story of a utopian American experiment, and the self-serving politicians that
engineered its downfall.1935. As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
progressive New Deal, the Work Progress Administration is created to support
unemployed workers, including writers, artists, musicians and actors. The
Federal Theatre Project, a major part of that programme, begins to stage
critically acclaimed, subsidised and groundbreaking productions across America,
including Orson Welles's directorial debut, a landmark modern dance programme
and shows that sought to tell the truth about racism, inequality and the dangers
of fascism.1938. An opportunistic Texas congressman, Martin Dies, head of the
newly formed House Un-American Activities Committee, succes...
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Author:
James Shapiro, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Faber & Faber, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages)
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571372782
Language:
English
BRN:
518872
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |