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Promotional photograph by Harry Shaw for the Seattle production of Power. Courtesy, Library of Congress.

Power:  A Living Newspaper

One of the Federal Theatre Project's most popular productions, Power played on the double meaning of its title, dramatizing the story of the development of the electric utility industry as well as the struggle to control that technology. This New Deal Network feature includes an introductory essay, Electricity in the Limelight, the play script to Power, a Lesson Plan, and bibliographical and online Resources concerning the Federal Theatre Project.

Contents

• Electricity in the Limelight
  An essay by Project Director, New Deal Network
  
  
• Power: A Living Newspaper
  The original script, illustrated with photographs from the New York, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco productions (Courtesy, Library of Congress)
  
  
• The New Deal's Federal Theatre Project
  A lesson plan to introduce students to the New Deal's Federal Theatre Project (Developed by the National Center for History in the Schools)
  
  
• Federal Theatre Project Resources
  A short bibliography and online resources on the Federal Theatre Project

Introduction  |   Essay  |   Script  |   Lessons  |   Resources

Power: A Living Newspaper