Germany's theater landscape is unparalleled, yet its city and state theaters frequently lack the money to finance the rising costs of staff-intensive devices. Less conventional groups scramble arduously from project to project. Most dance and theater professionals find themselves permanently fixed in a precarious social position. Which reforms are overdue, which forms of production does theater require, and which realignments are necessary to turn this hardship around? This book seeks to advance the debate around German theater professionals, and to this end assembles experts in culture and theater studies to present considerations for a future theater landscape. With contributions from Christopher Balme, Henning Fülle, Heiner Goebbels, Günther Heeg, Ingrid Hentschel, Armin Klein, Friedemann Kreuder, Birgit Mandel, Peter Marx, Annemarie Matzke, Alexander Pinto, Thomas Oberender, Matthias Rebstock, Jens Roselt, Thomas Schmidt, Esther Slevogt, Geesche Wartemann, and Birte Werner.