Self-paced
P1
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Intro to Topic ·
Federal Theater Project
Government funded theater program. Short lived but big.
Main Topic ·
Negro Units, an important legacy of the FTP
Units dedicated to producing African American plays for African American audiences.
Main Point ·
Unit came close to founding a national black theatre
P2
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Background ·
Harlem Renaissance
Premise ·
Debate on what kinds of plays the Negro Units should produce
E.g., folk drama with rural culture; urban and contemporary drama; adapt white playwrights' plays.
Premise ·
The larger debates that reflect a diversity of views
Blend into mainstream culture or be different? Aim for black or white audience? Try to instruct or entertain?
Example ·
The Swing Mikado
P3
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Main Point ·
FTP allowed the Negro Units to create art that reflected the diversity of African American culture
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
6.
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There’s no suggestion that the Swing Mikado was uncontroversial.
b
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There’s no evidence the Swing Mikado wasn’t instructive. So we have no reason to think the producers of the Swing Mikado were opposed to instruction in plays.
c
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It’s not clear that the Swing Mikado is a “folk drama exploring rural roots and culture.” We have no reason to think that a white classic involves rural roots and culture.
d
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The Swing Mikado was a white classic — this suggests it doesn’t depict the contemporary problems of African Americans.
e
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Supported, because we’re told some producers “