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• Annotated Dictionary of Technical, Historical, and Stylistic Terms Relating to Theatre and Drama: A Handbook of Dramaturgy
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  Nearly 400 entries discuss the origins, meaning and historical significance of theatrical terms. Useful to students of theater history, drama theory and theater aesthetics.



• Cambridge Guide to Theatre
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  Information about theater, past and present, throughout the world. An authoritative source on major playwrights, their works, theatre traditions, theory, practitioners and events.



• Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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  Information on all aspects of theater, including individuals and organizations (dramatists, actors, directors, producers, theaters, companies, critics, theatrical styles, and festivals) as well as technical topics (set design, lighting, sound and method acting and more). Historical and international.



• Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre
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  Over 2,500 entries from 20 countries include information about individuals, companies, trends and genres. Discusses technical topics (such as directing, acting, design, lighting, sound and voice). Also includes historical surveys on women in theatre, black theatre, gay and lesbian theatre, pantomime and photography.



• Dictionary of the Theatre: Terms, Concepts, and Analysis
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  This dictionary blends the specialized vocabularies from the fields of theatre studies, cultural theory and literary theory.



• New Penguin Dictionary of the Theatre
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  Extensive guide to the theater with articles on actors, playwrights, directors, producers, venues, companies, genres, technical terms, and organizations. Entries for playwrights mention their principle works. Also details “important plays in the history of Western drama,” with author names, first performances, alternative titles, plot summaries, initial receptions and original casts.



• Theater Dictionary: British and American Terms in Drama, Opera, and Ballet
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  Selects and defines words and phrases from stage vocabulary in the U.S. and Great Britain.