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Spare A Dime sloganeers: The Chorus of Liberty

2/9/2013

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Our choir of "voices raised" celebrates work and democracy.
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The Spare A Dime song cycle tells the stories of six archetypal American characters during the Great Depression, both before and after the founding of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) sings his perspective, too, through songs based on iconic speeches of the time.   

Punctuating key moments in the performance are appearances by Spare A Dime's rousing Chorus of Liberty.  In the first half of the piece, in the midst of one character's despair, this ebullient group appears on stage with a giant, spinning Winged Liberty dime. The Chorus sings Suns of Liberty, a celebration of/admonition about ever-present (though often hard to maintain) ideals of freedom and democracy. 

In the second act, Chorus members take on the role of civil society sloganeers with Work is Progress, a song recounting many WPA poster sayings and describing the full diversity of WPA employment opportunities.   At the end of Spare A Dime, the Chorus of Liberty -- and their giant dime -- join the rest of the cast for the final numbers of the show. 

You can join Spare A Dime, too, at PIFA 13!  Get your tickets today!


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