promptbook
9.6
A copy of a play script with notes and cues for the person who helps actors
- noun
- /ˈprɒmptbʊk/
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guion de apuntes
- During rehearsal, the director referred to the promptbook to coordinate cues for the actors.
Examples
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The prompter consulted the promptbook to ensure the actors followed the script accurately.
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I just follow whatever Mazie Dinsmore wrote in her promptbook.
Fiction book (2000) -
Every time there was a change in the production, the prompter updated the promptbook with new notes.
Synonyms
script
vspromptbook
484
3.2
The written words used by actors in a play, film, or broadcast
is narrower focusing on a prompter's annotated live theatre text rather than all media
prompt copy
vspromptbook
9.0
A copy of a play script with notes and cues for the stage
has identical content but is the traditional theatre term
5.0
Written words of a play that show the lines and stage directions for performance
is used and marked by the prompter for live staging rather than general preparation
How Detailed
Surface Forms
promptbook singular
promptbooks plural
Morphology
Etymology
Promptbook is made of the words prompt and book, and prompt comes from an old Latin word meaning 'ready' that later came to mean 'to give a quick reminder or cue'. So a promptbook is the book of cues and notes a prompter uses to help actors during a play.