Playscript (Noun)
Meaning
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The actors rehearsed from the playscript every day to prepare for the premiere.
- Before blocking a scene, the director referred to the original playscript for accuracy.
- As the writer refined her latest play, she went back and forth between drafts of the playscript, refining characters' dialogue and descriptions of stage directions.
- Directors used playscripts and props from famous stage plays in theater appreciation courses.
- Production crews printed new playscripts just for opening night performances that listed crew member assignments for their upcoming Shakespeare performance.