playscript
- noun
- /ˈpleɪˌskrɪpt/
- Literature
:
guion de obra
- Krauss explores the prevailing scholarship regarding playscripts and proposes a model that allows playreaders to foster the sense of a theatre audience.
Examples
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Before putting on the show, they printed copies of the playscript for all the cast members.
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If the playscript preserves such a transitional moment, it reveals the stage Jew trying desperately hard to prove himself an American "jolly good fellow" and, for the most part, succeeding.
Academic text (1995) -
To qualify, a title must have an independently published playscript (i.e., excluding works that exist only as film scenarios) normally under the same title as the original play; hence, seeking to trade on the reputation of the theatrical work, some exceptions are noted in square brackets.
Academic text (1996) -
The director studied the playscript carefully to ensure the actors understood their roles.
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The actors gathered around the table to discuss the playscript and plan their performances.
Synonyms
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1.4
A story written to be performed by actors on a stage
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3.2
The written words used by actors in a play, film, or broadcast
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4.1
A written story to be performed, like a play or screenplay
A story that actors perform on stage
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Playscript joins play, meaning 'a performance with actors', and script, from a root meaning 'to write', as in manuscript. So a playscript is the written dialogue and stage directions that actors use to prepare a performance.