NAEP (National Assessment of Education Progress) has developed its first set of assessment tasks for measuring student achievement in theatre. These tasks draw on a wide range of dramatic forms and use both paper-and-pencil and performance tasks. Sections in this serial issue include: "The Importance of Theatre"; "The Theatre Assessment Framework: Content and Processes"; "The Field Test Samples"; "Theatre Tasks"; and "Field Test Issues." (Contains 5 tables that present associated guidelines, frameworks, and scoring guides.) (Author/RS)