Research Guide: Theatre Studies - Wellesley College Library

Research Guide
Theatre Studies

Danielle Boulay

Pam Bristah

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Cambridge Guide to Theatre - Clapp Ref PN2035 .C27 1995
Critical Survey of Drama (8 vols) - Clapp Ref PN1625 .C68 2003
Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary - Clapp Ref PN2285 .N65 1989
Oxford Companion to American Theater - Clapp Ref PN2220 .B6 1992
Theatre Goers' Almanac: A Collection of Lists, People, History, & Commentary on the American Theatre - Clapp Ref PN2266 .H53 1997
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre (6 vols.) - Clapp Ref PN1861 .W67 1994
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