{"product_id":"broadway-and-the-blacklist-9781476672595","title":"Broadway and the Blacklist","description":"\u003cp\u003e During the era often commonly known as McCarthyism, many motion picture and television creators were blacklisted for supposed communist ties. There remained, however, a creative outlet that still welcomed these artists--theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores the role theatre played during this turbulent period, covering the formation of the Theatre Guild (which birthed the Group Theatre), the short-lived Federal Theatre Project, and the investigations of the motion picture and television industries, and Broadway, by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendices discuss McCarthy's role and present the memos of investigator Dolores Faconti Scotti, along with a list of prominent witnesses in HUAC's Broadway hearings, and reactions by artists' unions in the decades following the blacklist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivist, actor, archivist, historian and union stage manager \u003cb\u003eK. Kevyne Baar\u003c\/b\u003e brings a lifetime of professional, personal, and academic experience to this book. She lives in Davis, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254124871954,"sku":"9781476672595","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e64951c0-5433-4f9b-bda2-10d22a2c1139.jpg?v=1746309376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/broadway-and-the-blacklist-9781476672595","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}