"[Those] who had voted to fund the Federal Theater became frightened by its reach and impact, its interracial casting, its challenge to the status quo — frightened, too, perhaps, by the prospect of Americans across racial, economic and political divides sitting cheek by jowl in packed playhouses." - ThreadSky

johannadc.bsky.social • 311 days ago

"[Those] who had voted to fund the Federal Theater became frightened by its reach and impact, its interracial casting, its challenge to the status quo — frightened, too, perhaps, by the prospect of Americans across racial, economic and political divides sitting cheek by jowl in packed playhouses."

Reposted from Neil Gaiman

Read this.

What Began as a War on Theater Won’t End There www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/o...

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