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The Furious Improvisation: How The Wpa And A Cast Of Thousands Made High Art Out Of Desperate Times,Used Máté Plates And Descriptive Text ProvideA Vivid Portrait Of The Turbulent 1930S And The Roosevelt Administration As Seen Through The Wpa'S Federal Theater Project. Under The Direction Of A Fivefoot Redheaded Firecracker, Hallie Flanagan, The Federal Theater Project Managed To Turn A Wpa Relief Program Into A Platform For Some Of The Most Inventive And Cuttingedge Theater Of Its Time. This Daring Experiment By The U. S. Government In Support Of The Arts Electrified Audiences With Exciting,