This is an anthology representing the best of the 138 papers presented at the 30th Comparative Drama Conference (Los Angeles, California). A three-day event, the conference drew 152 scholars from all over the world. The papers included here present research about Beckett, Brecht, Goethe, Tom Stoppard, dance performance, staged violence, the Comde Franaise, and Greek and Japanese drama. Reviews of selected books are also included.