Federal Theatre Project Archive

A Cast of Thousands

Funded through public ticket sales.

The Project

Free, Adult, Uncensored!

A Cast of Thousands

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Theatre Project and a fundraiser for the establishment of a Federal Theatre Project archive on the west coast, to be located at UCLA. This event increased awareness of the Federal Theatre Project and raised funds for the archive.

“Although ‘Free, Adult, Uncensored!’ is a celebration of a glorious era of American theatre, our intention tonight is not merely to engage in an exercise in nostalgia, but to hold a mirror up to the state of government funding of the arts today.”
— Susan Franklin Tanner, Show Producer

Martha and Hubert Moorehead

Playwright

Scott Reiniger

Director

Susan Franklin Tanner

Producer

Celebrities including John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, Lee Grant, Jeff Corey

Professional Actor(s)

PERFORMANCES

Venue(s)

Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)

“Even during the gloom of the Depression, it brought a little cheer and brightened the evening.”

E.G Marshall (via recorded message)

Actor in the Federal Theatre Project

MEDIA

Federal Theatre Project Archive

A Cast of Thousands

Funded through public ticket sales.

The Project

Free, Adult, Uncensored!

A Cast of Thousands

“Although ‘Free, Adult, Uncensored!’ is a celebration of a glorious era of American theatre, our intention tonight is not merely to engage in an exercise in nostalgia, but to hold a mirror up to the state of government funding of the arts today.”
— Susan Franklin Tanner, Show Producer

Martha and Hubert Moorehead

Playwright

Scott Reiniger

Director

Susan Franklin Tanner

Producer

Celebrities including John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, Lee Grant, Jeff Corey

Professional Actor(s)

PERFORMANCES

Venue(s)

“Even during the gloom of the Depression, it brought a little cheer and brightened the evening.”

Actor in the Federal Theatre Project

MEDIA

Alexa Kershner

STAND! – A Special Screening

Spotlight on 2023 – Projects, Programs, Productions

Federal Theatre Project Archive

A Cast of Thousands

Funded through public ticket sales.

The Project

Free, Adult, Uncensored!

A Cast of Thousands

“Although ‘Free, Adult, Uncensored!’ is a celebration of a glorious era of American theatre, our intention tonight is not merely to engage in an exercise in nostalgia, but to hold a mirror up to the state of government funding of the arts today.”— Susan Franklin Tanner, Show Producer

Martha and Hubert Moorehead

Playwright

Scott Reiniger

Director

Susan Franklin Tanner

Producer

Celebrities including John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, Lee Grant, Jeff Corey

Professional Actor(s)

PERFORMANCES

Venue(s)

“Even during the gloom of the Depression, it brought a little cheer and brightened the evening.”

Actor in the Federal Theatre Project

MEDIA

Alexa Kershner

STAND! – A Special Screening

Spotlight on 2023 – Projects, Programs, Productions

“Although ‘Free, Adult, Uncensored!’ is a celebration of a glorious era of American theatre, our intention tonight is not merely to engage in an exercise in nostalgia, but to hold a mirror up to the state of government funding of the arts today.”
— Susan Franklin Tanner, Show Producer