Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-411) and index

Abbey Theatre -- Abhinaya -- Absurdism -- Abua Masquerade -- Acropolis -- Action Song -- Actors Studio -- Actual Death in the Theater -- Adavus -- Adler, Stella (1903-1992) -- Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) -- Aesop -- Africa -- African American Theater -- African Ballets -- African Cinema -- Agin -- Albania -- Algeria -- Alienation Effect -- Allen, Woody (1935- ) -- American Negro Theater -- Amicales -- Anagnorisis -- Ancient Greek Theater -- Ancient Mime -- Ancient Pantomime -- Andreini, Isabella -- Ankai Nat -- Antoine, Andre (1858-1943) -- Anyein Pwe -- Apache Mountain Spirit Dance -- Apuodaw -- Arab Cinema -- Arab Theater -- Arabic Shadow Puppet Theater -- Aragoto -- Arangetram -- Ardhanarishwara -- Ardja -- Arena Theatre of the Philippines -- Argentina -- Argentinean Jewish Theater -- Aristophanes (448-380 B.C.) -- Arlecchino -- Artaud, Antonin (1896-1948) -- Ashtapadi Attam -- Atellana -- Australia -- Australian Aboriginal Theater -- Austria -- Auto Sacramental -- Ayang -- Aztec Theater -- Baga Bundo -- Balasaraswati -- Bali -- Ball, Lucille (1911-1989) -- Ballet de Cour -- Bangladesh -- Bangsawan -- Barba, Eugenio (1936- ) -- Barbados -- Baris -- Barong -- Barrault, Jean-Louis (1910-1994) -- Barrymore Family -- Batocchino -- Bedu -- Belasco, David (1859-1931) -- Belgian Cinema -- Belgium -- Benin -- Benshi -- Bergman, Ingmar (1918) -- Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) -- Bharata Natyam -- Bhava -- Bhavai -- Bhutan -- Bio-Mechanics -- Boal, Augusto (1930- ) -- Bolt, Alan (1930- ) -- Booger Dance