Outlines the development of drama throughout the world over the last 3000 years, from its origins in primitive dance rituals to the 1990s.

Poland is celebrated internationally for its rich and varied performance traditions and theatre histories. This groundbreaking volume is the first in English to

Who produced the first stage adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1902-nearly forty years before the movie classic?

Providing a clear journey through centuries of European, North and South American, African and Asian forms of theatre and performance, this introduction helps t

A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.