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Awake and Sing, [193-]. 'Paramount Auditorium...Clifford Odets' Famous Masterpiece in 3 Acts (in Yiddish) - "Awake and Sing" - [Hebrew text] - Directed by Adolph Freeman....'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.