Federal Theatre Project

The Federal Theatre Project was the largest and most ambitious effort mounted by the Federal Government to organize and produce theater events. It was an effort of the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
to provide work for unemployed professionals in the theater during the Great Depression. This collection features posters, playbills, stage and costume designs used in some of the productions.

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It Can’t Happen Here

It Can’t Happen Here (1934-1943)

Anonymous

One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation (1934-1943)

Anonymous

String Fever(marionette): Model for Moving Chorus

String Fever(marionette): Model for Moving Chorus (1934-1943)

Emperor’s New Clothes: Empress brown dress with purple and blue skirt

Emperor’s New Clothes: Empress brown dress with purple and blue skirt (1934-1943)

Andrei Hudiakoff

Johnny Johnson: Drop of Farm and Gravestone

Johnny Johnson: Drop of Farm and Gravestone (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

Puppet Pageant

Puppet Pageant (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Tobias and the Angel: Dancing Girl

Tobias and the Angel: Dancing Girl (1934-1943)

Mary Merrill (American, 19th/20th century)

The Mikado: Chorus #4 Miss Law

The Mikado: Chorus #4 Miss Law (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

The Very Great Man: Sketch no. 1, Acts I and III, Advertising Office

The Very Great Man: Sketch no. 1, Acts I and III, Advertising Office (1934-1943)

Michael Adrian (American, 20th Century)

The Eternal Wanderer: The Guide

The Eternal Wanderer: The Guide (1934-1943)

Emile Stoner (American, 19th/20th century)

Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ 10 Women-Part I

Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ 10 Women-Part I (1934-1943)

Alex Jones (American, 19th/20th century)

Case of Philip Lawrence: Night Club Singer(Francis Smity) in red gown

Case of Philip Lawrence: Night Club Singer(Francis Smity) in red gown (1934-1943)

Perry Watkins (American, 1907-1974 )

The Warrior’s Husband

The Warrior’s Husband (1934-1943)

Anonymous

High Tor: Sketch no. 1 (White figures, trees, mining equipment on blue rocks and sky)

High Tor: Sketch no. 1 (White figures, trees, mining equipment on blue rocks and sky) (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

The Locked Room

The Locked Room (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Shepherd in the Distance

The Shepherd in the Distance (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Pinocchio: Teal shirt with collar and cuffs. White pants with colored ruffles

Pinocchio: Teal shirt with collar and cuffs. White pants with colored ruffles (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Cinderella

Cinderella (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Mississippi Rainbow: Voodoo Woman

Mississippi Rainbow: Voodoo Woman (1934-1943)

Emile Stoner (American, 19th/20th century)

Help Yourself

Help Yourself (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Green Grow the Lilacs

Green Grow the Lilacs (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Marie St. Clare

Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Marie St. Clare (1934-1943)

Circus

Circus (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Pirates of Penzance: Second Pirate Egbert

Pirates of Penzance: Second Pirate Egbert (1934-1943)

John Glidden (American, 19th/20th century)

Run Little Chillun: Sulami. Pink dress with black fringes

Run Little Chillun: Sulami. Pink dress with black fringes (1934-1943)

B. House (American, 19th/20th century)

Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle (1934-1943)

Anonymous

See How They Run

See How They Run (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Return of David: Widow O’Mine

The Return of David: Widow O’Mine (1934-1943)

Mary Merrill (American, 19th/20th century)

East Side Safety

East Side Safety (1934-1943)

Anonymous

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