Mary Merrill

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THE FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT
MARY MERRILL

Mary Merrill

Costume Designer 

Written and Performed by: Gwyndara Burkett

Setting: New York, New York, 1937

Mary Merrill is talking to a fellow costume designer who has asked if she would recommend working for The Federal Theatre Project.

Transcript

The Federal Theatre Project? Why would you want to work for them? I came here to get away from them. Only 10% of their staff can be professionals and it shows. I'm surprised they're even still in operations. The higher ups have no clue what they are doing. The closest they've ever done to anything good is The Living Newspaper and that still has so many problems. I wouldn't be surprised if it even led to the project closing. It's propaganda. The Dies Committee already wants them shut down, just imagine what will happen when they see all that The Living Newspaper has done. You're better off finding your own job then hoping they give you one. They'll be gone soon enough anyways

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