THEATER IN ASYLUM presents
Join us for a night of theater, dance, music, and poetry inspired by the legacy of the Federal Theatre Project, the New Deal era program that put thousands of theater artists back to work from 1935-1939.
The FTP Cabaret
May 13-14, 2022
Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn
Jalopy Theatre, Brooklyn
Operating from 1935–1939 and led by the incomparable Hallie Flanagan, the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a federally-funded enterprise, putting thousands of performers to work creating theater across the country. The project was instrumental in reviving American theater at a moment when all but the very rich were struggling. Today, we again face such struggle, both economic and socio-political. We assert that it is the role of the artist-activist to set ourselves to the urgent work of imagining a more just and sustainable future. This cabaret is a space for communal imagining of that future.
Featuring new work by
Theater in Asylum
The Anthropologists
Alexis Atkinson
Andy Boyd
Dmitri Barcomi
Lila Rachel Becker
Roger Q. Mason
The Anthropologists
Alexis Atkinson
Andy Boyd
Dmitri Barcomi
Lila Rachel Becker
Roger Q. Mason
Photo by Shubhra Mishra
Listen to the music that inspired us in making this show!
The Team
Produced by Theater in Asylum
Tech Coordination and Design Consultation by Dan Stearns
Stage Managed by Sarah Biery
Photography by Shubhra Mishra
Musical performances by Marissa Caraballo and Ali Dineen
- Paul Bedard, Co-artistic Director
- Katie Palmer, Co-artistic Director
- Kathryn Appleton, Managing Director
- Charlotte Dow, PR & Marketing Manager
Tech Coordination and Design Consultation by Dan Stearns
Stage Managed by Sarah Biery
Photography by Shubhra Mishra
Musical performances by Marissa Caraballo and Ali Dineen
"Happy New Year!, from the Unemployed Artists of Rocco’s Tavern"
- Created and Directed by Paul Bedard & Katie Palmer
- Created and performed by: Christopher DeSantis, Nadia Diamond, Ali Dineen (also music), Addy Jenkins, and Francine Pinheiro
- Vocal cameos by Thalia Beaty & Drew Morison
An excerpt from Red Clay Halo
- Written by Andy Boyd
- Directed by Christian Roberson
- Performed by Josie Altucher, Alexander Stene, and Ashley Winkfield
A Colorless World
- Created, Written, Directed, Performed, and Original Song by Alexis Atkinson
- Co-Written and Performed by Nicheal Gadson, Sean Micheal Harrison, Francine Pinheiro
dziady issues: a disgusting sauce of postmodern stereotypes
- Created & Directed by Dmitri Barcomi
- Contributing Artists: Michael Landes, Rafał Szumera, Weronika Helena Wozniak
Age Sex Location
- Written and performed by Roger Q. Mason
- Directed by Coleman Ray Clark
The Democratic Nation Committee Presents: FTP 2023: #AlreadyGreat.
- Written by Beth Hyland
- Directed by Lila Rachel Becker
- Performed by Liat Graf, Crystal Marie Stewart, Mari Vial-Golden
The Anthropologists' #BEAVERS
- Directed and Scripted by Melissa Moschitto
- Devised and performed by Nazlah Black, Mariah Freda, Arisael Rivera Jade Rodriguez
- Vocal cameo by Rob Reese
- Music by Podington Bear
Thank you!
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Thank you to everyone who made this cabaret possible, including Talia, Lynette, Christine, Natalie, Maya, Jeff, Mike, Lauren, Anthony, Cole, and all the wonderful folks at the Jalopy Theatre!
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The FTP Cabaret is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)
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