{"id":489,"date":"2025-05-13T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:50:32","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>THE FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT<\/strong><br><\/span><font color=\"#141413\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"2\" style=\"color: rgb(20, 20, 19); font-family: Helvetica;\"><strong style=\"color: rgb(82, 101, 168); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: large;\">STORIES INDEX<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Don\u2019t have time to explore the whole theatre? Just want to hear one particular story? <br>This listing will help you navigate directly to your selection.<\/b><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/perry-bruskin\/\">Perry Bruskin&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/martin-dies\/\">Martin Dies<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hallie-flanagan-1935\/\">Hallie Flanagan (1935)<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hallie-flanagan-1939\/\">Hallie Flanagan (1939)<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/rosamond-gilder\/\">Rosamond Gilder<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/susan-glaspell\/\">Susan Glaspell<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hazel-huffman\/\">Hazel Huffman<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/frida-kahlo\/\">Frida Kahlo<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/mary-merrill\/\">Mary Merrill<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/virginia-nicholson\/\">Virginia Nicholson<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/elmer-rice\/\">Elmer Rice<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/eleanor-roosevelt-1935\/\">Eleanor Roosevelt (1935)<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/eleanor-roosevelt-1939\/\">Eleanor Roosevelt (1939)<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/franklin-delano-roosevelt\/\">Franklin Delano Roosevelt<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/olive-stanton\/\">Olive Stanton<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/helen-tamiris\/\">Helen Tamiris<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/orson-welles\/\">Orson Welles<\/a><\/p><\/span><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br><\/p>\n{&#8220;title&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;content&#8221;:&#8221;<hr \/>&#8220;}\n<span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/artwork\/\">Artwork<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/collaborators\/\">Collaborators<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/directors-note\/\">Directors\u2019 Note<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/front-page-tableau\/\">Front Page Tableau<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/pen-pals\/\">Pen Pals<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/research-source-material\/\">Research\/Source Material<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/share-your-thoughts\/\">Share Your Thoughts<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/special-thanks\/\">Special Thanks<\/a><\/p><\/span><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/perry-bruskin\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Perry Bruskin\n<\/a>&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/martin-dies\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Martin Dies\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hallie-flanagan-1935\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Hallie Flanagan (1935)\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hallie-flanagan-1939\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Hallie Flanagan (1939)\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/rosamond-gilder\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Rosamond Gilder\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/susan-glaspell\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Susan Glaspell\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/hazel-huffman\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Hazel Huffman\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/frida-kahlo\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Frida Kahlo\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/mary-merrill\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Mary Merrill\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/virginia-nicholson\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Virginia Nicholson\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/elmer-rice\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Elmer Rice\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/eleanor-roosevelt-1935\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Eleanor Roosevelt (1935)\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/eleanor-roosevelt-1939\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Eleanor Roosevelt (1939)\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/franklin-delano-roosevelt\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Franklin Delano Roosevelt\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/olive-stanton\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Olive Stanton\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/helen-tamiris\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Helen Tamiris\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/orson-welles\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Orson Welles\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/artwork\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Artwork\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/collaborators\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Collaborators\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/directors-note\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Directors\u2019 Note\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/front-page-tableau\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Front Page Tableau\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/music\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Music\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/pen-pals\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Pen Pals\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/research-source-material\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); text-align: center;\">\n      Research\/Source Material\n    <\/a>\n    <span style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<\/span>\n  \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/performinghistory.com\/federal-theatre-project\/share-your-thoughts\/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(242, 243, 237); 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