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Green Grow the Lilacs, Cincinnati, 1937. 'The Federal Theatre WPA Presents "Green Grow the Lilacs" - Comedy by Lynn Riggs - Emery Auditorium...'. 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.