Offers the reader a discriminating, often scholarly interpretation and analysis of a play, an artist's body of work, or a period of theatre history.

a. Playwright's Note

b. Playbill review

c. Dramatic criticism

d. Souvenir program

The correct answer is c.

Explanation:

Playwright's note refers to the annotations made by the director of a play on the playwright, usually about scene directions. A playbill review is the assessment of criticism of a play. A souvenir program is a booklet given as a keepsake to the public attending a play. The correct answer is dramatic criticism, which offers the reader a discriminating, often scholarly interpretation and analysis of a play, an artist's body of work, or a period.