Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater
- ISBN-10
- 1538123029
- ISBN-13
- 9781538123027
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 1240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-07-15
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- James Fisher
Description
Historical Dictionary of the Contemporary American Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1.000 cross-referenced entries on plays, playwrights, directors, designers, actors, critics, producers, theaters, and terminology.
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- 2011-06-01
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