There was an attempt to open plays simultaneously across the country in an effort to build recognition for the project. At the same time, authors were encouraged to produce plays on social issues, but the emphasis of social themes helped cause the downfall of the project. “The theatre project’s survival became a political issue when it was scrutinized by the House Committee to investigation Un-American Activities,” as stated by the excerpt from A Brief Overview of the WPA. Despite the reservation of censors, the WPA projects were very popular with audiences and critics. In June, 1939, the House Appropriations Committee which Woodrum chaired successfully, barred future use of WPA funds for theatre activities of any kind, bringing the FTP to an end virtually overnight, just four years after it
There was an attempt to open plays simultaneously across the country in an effort to build recognition for the project. At the same time, authors were encouraged to produce plays on social issues, but the emphasis of social themes helped cause the downfall of the project. “The theatre project’s survival became a political issue when it was scrutinized by the House Committee to investigation Un-American Activities,” as stated by the excerpt from A Brief Overview of the WPA. Despite the reservation of censors, the WPA projects were very popular with audiences and critics. In June, 1939, the House Appropriations Committee which Woodrum chaired successfully, barred future use of WPA funds for theatre activities of any kind, bringing the FTP to an end virtually overnight, just four years after it