These essays of Sarah Carpenter have been selected to reflect her career’s close focus on the relationship of performance and audience. They are drawn from th

These essays of Sarah Carpenter have been selected to reflect her career's close focus on the relationship of performance and audience. They are drawn from the

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This transhistorical, international and interdisciplinary work will be of interest to students, theater professionals and Shakespeare scholars.