Applied theatre: International case studies and challenges for practice

Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-227

  Prendergast, Monica ^a,b   Saxton, Juliana ^b  

^a LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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