
Life and Death of An American
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George Sklar’s monumental contemporary dramatic masterpiece 'Life and Death of an American' exploded onto the Broadway stage at the Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1939, running for an accomplished seasonal commercial residency to stand as the official final production mounted by the Federal Theatre Project. The sweeping, non-linear naturalistic tragedy chronicles the full biographical lifetime, working-class endurances, and ultimate industrial downfall of Jerry Dietrich, the first All-American youth born in the 20th century.

