There has been such a book in the past, of course. First published in 1992 and revised in 2007, edited by Janelle Reinelt and Joseph Roach, Critical Theory and Performance crystallized emergent critical thinking in TaPS, and became a staple on the bookshelves of graduate researchers and educators. Almost two decades on, not only have new theories and forms of performance emerged, but the world has changed, and with it the relationship between theory and performance. By thinking together about what that relationship is in this workshop, participants will gain a clearer picture of the role of theoretical thinking in their understanding of performance, and of the place of their individual research projects within the broader discipline.