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The Curtain Rises, Holyoke, MA, 1937. 'Mt. Park Casino...The Federal Theatre Presents - "The Curtain Rises" - A Comedy in 3 Acts - Staged by Willard Dashiell - Music by Federal Theatre Project'. 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.