Theatre: Art in Action teaches theater through hands-on performance-based exercises that have students assume the roles of actor, director, designer, technician, producer, stage crew, publicist, etc., to gain an appreciation for and understanding of theater as an art form, today and through history. Written by Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Robert Strickland, Theatre: Art in Action is an award-winning theater text that from planning stage to center stage will prove the ideal high school theater resource.