THE 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Federal Theatre Project
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Answer: emotions- partnerships, messages passed on, feelings, backgrounds, chance to be someone else. Answer: yes because it expresses emotions and feelings, it is entertainment. Represent highest level of commercial theatre in the world. Theatre district is the home to 40 professional theatres, each seats 500 or more people. Host a constantly changing variety of productions including plays and musicals. Theatre companies make facilities for high quality productions. Repertory companies perform several plays on alternate nights. Embraces all lovers of theatres serving local communities. Federal theatre project: 1930"s during great depression, money given to theatre artists. Created a new generation of african american theatre artists. 1960"s-1990"s: theatre served as a reflection of the struggle for civil rights. Script originates from collaborative work by a group of people (usually, but not necessarily, the performers) Drama or art that emphasizes political issue. Spiritual and social traditions held theatrical elements.
