The Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre
- ISBN-10
- 0195063279
- ISBN-13
- 9780195063271
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 468
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-07
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Gerald Bordman
Description
Provides biographical sketches of prominent playwrights, actors, and actresses and outlines their major achievements, includes summaries of individual plays, and discusses a variety of contemporary topics in theater
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