Staging the People

1. Introduction: The “People’s Theatre”: Creating an Audience of Millions
Elizabeth A. Osborne

2. Danger, Disease, and Despotism: Balancing on the Tightrope of Chicago
Elizabeth A. Osborne

3. Demythologizing America: Past and Present Collide in Boston
Elizabeth A. Osborne

4. “The Great American Theatrical Desert”: Federal Theatre in the South
Elizabeth A. Osborne

5. The Fading Frontier: Excavating the Portland Federal Theatre Project
Elizabeth A. Osborne

6. Theatre “In the Wilderness”: The Federal Theatre Project Tours America
Elizabeth A. Osborne

7. Epilogue: An American Audience for the “People’s Theatre”
Elizabeth A. Osborne

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Theatre History, Performing Arts, History of the Americas, Theatre and Performance Studies, US History