{"product_id":"all-play-and-no-work-american-work-ideals-and-the-comic-plays-of-the-federal-theatre-project-paperback","title":"All Play and No Work: American Work Ideals and the Comic Plays of the Federal Theatre Project - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Gagliardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) plays Paul Gagliardi analyzes in \u003ci\u003eAll Play and No Work\u003c\/i\u003e feature complex portrayals of labor and work relief at a time when access to work was difficult. Gagliardi asks, what does it mean that many plays produced by the FTP celebrated forms of labor like speculation and swindling? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll Play and No Work\u003c\/i\u003e directly contradicts the promoted ideals of work found in American society, culture, and within the broader New Deal itself. Gagliardi shows how comedies of the Great Depression engaged questions of labor, labor history, and labor ethics. He considers the breadth of the FTP's production history, staging plays including \u003ci\u003eAh, Wilderness!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHelp Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMississippi Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gagliardi examines backstage comedies, middle-class comedies, comedies of chance, and con-artist comedies that employed diverse casts and crew and contained radical economic and labor ideas. He contextualizes these plays within the ideologically complicated New Deal, showing how programs like the Social Security Act straddled progressive ideals and conservative, capitalist norms. Addressing topics including the politicization of theatrical labor and the real dangers of unchecked economic con artists, the comic plays of the FTP reveal acts of political resistance and inequality that reflected the concerns of their audiences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Gagliardi\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Teaching Professor of English at Marquette University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 237\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777825374496,"sku":"9781439922163","price":43.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad443903d6e39e28b55b3cfd9643ea9b.webp?v=1780502094","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/all-play-and-no-work-american-work-ideals-and-the-comic-plays-of-the-federal-theatre-project-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}