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Theatre for Beginners

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This volume provides students and artists with a deeper understanding of a director and playwright Richard Maxwell's work, aesthetic philosophy, and process for creating theater.

Artist / Author Richard Maxwell
Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc., U.S.
ISBN 978-1559364867
Reference P2721
Date 2015
Type Publication

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