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Theatre BriefEleventh EditionRobert CohenClaire Trevor Professor of DramaUniversity of California, IrvineDonovan ShermanSeton Hall University
THEATRE, BRIEF, ELEVENTH EDITIONPublished by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2017 byMcGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Previouseditions © 2014, 2011, and 2008. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed inany form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior writtenconsent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronicstorage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customersoutside the United States.This book is printed on acid-free paper.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOW/DOW 1 0 9 8 7 6Student edition:Instructor’s edition:ISBN 978-1-259-44001-4 ISBN 978-1-259-74258-3MHID 1-259-44001-XMHID 1-259-74258-XSenior Vice President, Products & Markets: Kurt L. StrandVice President, General Manager, Products & Markets: Michael RyanVice President, Content Design & Delivery: Kimberly Meriwether DavidManaging Director: William GlassBrand Manager: Sarah RemingtonDirector, Product Development: Meghan CampbellLead Product Developer: Dawn GroundwaterProduct Developer: Arthur PomponioMarketing Manager: Kelly OdomDirector, Content Design & Delivery: Terri SchieslProgram Manager: Debra HashContent Project Managers: Sheila M. Frank, Jodi BanowetzBuyer: Jennifer PickelDesign: Matt BackhausContent Licensing Specialists: Shawntel Schmitt, Ann Marie JannetteCover Image: ©Geraint LewisCompositor: SPi GlobalPrinter: R. R. DonnelleyAll credits appearing on page are considered to be an extension of the copyright page.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCohen, Robert, 1938–Theatre : brief version / Robert Cohen, Claire Trevor Professor of Drama,University of California, Irvine. — Eleventh edition.pages cmISBN 978-1-259-44001-4 (alk. paper)1. Theater. I. Title.PN2101.C632 2017792—dc232015027473The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusionof a website does not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, andMcGraw-Hill Education does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at thesesites.mheducation.com/highered
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