part of the WPA established by President Roosevelt (voiced by Art Carney). A company of actors played all the roles, with obvious props and scenery, not trying to hide the "amateur" look and feel of the show. Other notable productions include: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, London RADA, GBS Theatre, UK, 1992 Brighton Little Theatre, UK, 1998, directed by Simon Cross and musically directed by Gary Nock. Dundee Repertory Theatre, Scotland, autumn 2003. 42nd Street Moon (San Francisco, California) presented the musical in concert in November – December 2006. "Reprise! Broadway's Best" production, Freud Theatre (Los Angeles, California) – May 6 through May 18, 2008, with Eden Espinosa as Flora. Oberlin College, 2011, notable for John Kander returning to his alma mater to consult on the production. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Production due to be performed in 2023 in the Richard Burton Theatre directed by Georgie Rankom with Musical Theatre students. Plot synopsis In the winter of 1935, many people are unemployed due to the Great Depression, yet they seem to have hope ("Prologue"). Valedictorian and future fashion designer Flora Meszaros inspires and leads her graduating class in taking charge of the future before them ("Unafraid"). She applies at Gimbel's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and Altman's before finally applying at Garret and Mellick's where she meets Harry Toukarian, a fellow artist who stutters when he's nervous. When she learns that the boss, Mr. Stanley, isn't hiring, Flora tries impressing the secretary by saying that she is "the most amazing miss in all of New York City." ("The Kid Herself"). During the song, Flora, Harry and the other artists sneak their designs into a box of Mr. Stanley's merchandise, and after the secretary kicks them out, Flora asks Harry to coffee. The coffee date conversation starts about Flora's previous employer, who paid her through the barter system and she ended up having to dig cemetery plots. Harry asks why she didn't strike, and explains the concept to her after she shows incomprehension. This ends up with Flora punching Harry in the face and, after initial refusal, taking him to her studio. Flora rents out her studio to other artists, like a dancer named Maggie and her ex-boyfriend Kenny ("All I Need is One Good Break"). Headstrong wannabe fashion designer Flora Meszaros is a member of an artists' co-operative of bohemian types – dancers, musicians, designers –