The student volume "Theater Theories" will provide students who have primarily engaged with this medium in a playful and practical manner with knowledge that can make discussions about theater more nuanced and complex. The selected texts offer a framework for fundamental questions such as: What is theater? Why do we create theater? How is theater performed? How do we talk about theater? What does theater have to do with our reality? Last but not least, the DVD excerpts from remarkable theater productions allow for a visually-sensory connection between theoretical considerations and concrete scenic impressions. The authors have intentionally emphasized understanding the texts through theatrical methods, thereby acknowledging the wholeness of theater.