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The Straw, Chicago, 1937. 'Blackstone Theatre...Now Playing - Eugene O'Neill's - The Straw - Presented by WPA Federal Theatre - Cast of 40 - Five Scenes - Staged by Victor Sutherland - Settings by Clive Rickabaugh - Direction Harry Minturn'. 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.