This account of The Company of the Golden HInd places it in the context of the spectacular growth of RegionalTheater across America since World War II. Homage is paid to Hallie Flanagan, FDR's appointee who created the Federal Theater Project in the '30's. A recent survey counted 477 Regional Theaters across the country from New York to San Francisco, Seattle to San Diego. Here is that story told by one who was present at the inception.