promptbook

Thân thiện

The stage manager consults the promptbook during the rehearsal.

Definition

Noun: * The annotated script used by a prompter in the theater: A promptbook is the specific copy of a play's script that contains detailed notes, cues, and instructions for the stage manager and prompter. It is the master document used to coordinate all technical and performance elements during rehearsals and live shows.

Usage

The word "promptbook" is a specialized theatrical term. It refers to the physical or digital master script that serves as the central reference for a production. * It is used by the stage manager to call cues for lights, sound, and scene changes. * It contains the prompter's notes to assist actors if they forget their lines. * It is a crucial document for ensuring the consistency and smooth execution of a performance.

Examples

• The stage manager carefully updated the promptbook after each rehearsal with the latest blocking notes.
• Before the performance, the director reviewed the lighting cues marked in the promptbook.
• A well-maintained promptbook is an invaluable record of the production for future revivals.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Promptbooks: In theater history, surviving promptbooks from past centuries provide scholars with direct insight into original staging practices, cuts made to the text, and performance choices.

Variants and Related Words

• Prompt copy (noun): A synonym for "promptbook."
• Script (noun): The general text of a play, film, or broadcast. A promptbook is a specific, annotated type of script.
• Prompt (verb): To assist an actor by supplying a forgotten line.
• Prompter (noun): The person (often the stage manager) who uses the promptbook to assist actors.

Synonyms

• Prompt copy
• Stage manager's script
• Annotated script
• Book (theatrical slang, as in "calling the show from the book")

Antonyms

• There is no direct antonym, as it is a specific object. The general concept of an unmarked script or actor's sides (a partial script containing only one actor's lines) contrasts with the comprehensive, annotated nature of a promptbook.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the copy of the playscript used by the prompter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prompt copy