Dorothy Cohen Hailparn Atlas

Playwright

Dorothy Hailparn was a playwright & short story writer during the Federal Theatre Project. Her play, "Horse Play" was part of the Negro Theatre Unit (at the Lafayette Theatre) and was billed as "A play for children and Grown-ups too". "Horse Play" was included in the anthology "Six Plays for Young People from the Federal Theatre Project (1936-1939)". Other plays include "Robin Hood" and (adult theatre) "The Bourbons Got the Blues" which she co-wrote with Carlton Moss.