Responding to the revitalized interest in the area of training for performance, this invaluable resource is the first academic book to provide a comprehensive definition of one of the most frequently used terms in theatre and performance studies. Rather than define training as a set of preparatory activities, this book describes what training means through explaining four processes (each conceived as a meta-disciplinary category: vocation, obedience, formation, automatization) of training common to all institutional training contexts).