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Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n THE FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT<\/strong> \u201cSolidarity Forever\/Together: An Anthem for the Federal Theatre Project<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/p> Sung to the tune of<\/em> “John Brown’s Body<\/a>” and<\/em> “The Battle Hymn of the Republic<\/a>“<\/p> New lyrics by: K. Beazley, N. Friess-Schilling, C. Harris, E. Hughes, J. Lemon, A. Nelson, E. Perez-Vera, C. Stapleton, and N. Zirk<\/p> We invite you to sing along to our version of the 1915 union rally song \u201cSolidarity Forever\u201d by Ralph Chaplin. The original lyrics were inspired by striking miners at Paint Creek-Cabin Creek, in West Virginia. Our version of the song shares the story of the Federal Theatre Project: 1935-1939<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> For the project keeps us strong.<\/p> It\u2019s 1935 we come together on the stage,<\/p> To share with all the people the ideas from the page.<\/p> The news- the grief- the life-the fight and pure united rage,<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> When the theatre\u2019s inspiration through the writer\u2019s pen shall run,<\/p> There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun;<\/p> Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one,<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> Is there aught we hold in common with the greedy parasite,<\/p> Who would censor all our voices and would crush us with his mic?<\/p> Is there nothing left for us, but to dramatize and fight?<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> It is we who started the movement; set the stages where they play;<\/p> Hung the lights and built the scenes, endless nights of workshops made;<\/p> Now we stand outcast and starving \u2019midst the wonders we have made;<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> Solidarity forever!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> It is we who wrote the histories, wrote the songs of modern day.<\/p> We who go to all the cities \u2013 in this country that we play.<\/p> With the power of the people we can right our nation\u2019s wrongs.<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> All the world\u2019s a stage, for you and me. No one stands alone.<\/p> We have laid the wide foundations; built it skyward show by show.<\/p> It is ours to lift and celebrate, and claim it as our own.<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> Our country\u2019s run by government that\u2019s meant for you and me.<\/p> Can\u2019t we take care of each other in this fraught democracy?<\/p> Take a bow and see your neighbor from the sea to shining sea,<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> When the theatre\u2019s inspiration through the player\u2019s blood shall run,<\/p> There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun;<\/p> Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one,<\/p> But the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> For the project makes us strong.<\/p> In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,<\/p> Greater than the Dies Committee, multiplied a thousand-fold.<\/p> We can bring to birth a new world from the wonder of the old,<\/p> For the theatre makes us strong.<\/p> Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> Solidarity together!<\/p> For the project keeps us strong.<\/p> <\/p><\/span> \n \n Perry Bruskin\n<\/a> \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Martin Dies\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Hallie Flanagan (1935)\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Hallie Flanagan (1939)\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Rosamond Gilder\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Susan Glaspell\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Hazel Huffman\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Frida Kahlo\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Mary Merrill\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Virginia Nicholson\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Elmer Rice\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Eleanor Roosevelt (1935)\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Eleanor Roosevelt (1939)\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Franklin Delano Roosevelt\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Olive Stanton\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Helen Tamiris\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Orson Welles\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Artwork\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Collaborators\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Directors\u2019 Note\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Front Page Tableau\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Music\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Pen Pals\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Research\/Source Material\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Share Your Thoughts\n <\/a>\n \u2022 <\/span>\n \n \n Special Thanks\n <\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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