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The Oxford Companion to American Theatre by Gerald Bordman; Thomas S. Hischak
First published in 1984, Gerald Bordman's Oxford Companion to American Theatre is the standard one-volume source on our national theatre.
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe (Editor)
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama.
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Martin Banham (Editor)
Substantially revised and updated for this new edition, this is the most comprehensive guide to the history and current practice of worldwide theatre available today.
Modern Drama and the Rhetoric of Theater by W. B. Worthen
History of British and American stage drama from the 1880s onward, looking at drama as the interplay of text, stage production, and audience.
American Theater of The 1960s by Zoltan Szilassy
1960s American theater from the perspective of a Hungarian scholar who has spent much time in the United States.

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