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Theatre Studies
Danielle Boulay
Danielle Boulay
Pam Bristah
Pam Bristah
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  • tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources

  • 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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Librarians for Theatre Studies

Danielle Boulay
Research & Instruction, x3107

Pamela Bristah

Collections, x2366

Student Library Research Award

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