Dangerous Theatre

<p>Dangerous Theatre records the activities of the various organizations of the Federal Theatre Project involved with fostering the writing and production of new plays during the FTP's existence (1935-39). It presents a comprehensive thorough picture of how playwrights actually worked and how their work was received by general audiences and critics. A critical perspective is established explaining how why and to what extent the aims of the FTP with regard to promoting new plays were or were not achieved.</p>