Teleprompter Script Readings

I’m playing with using a teleprompter as a low cost, less fussy way to present dynamic, engaging and insightful play readings for performance and development.

Scripts - especially play scripts - are first and foremost a proxy for speech. It’s very difficult to tell whether a play ‘works’ on the page. Some people are good playreaders, and/but it’s a highly specialised skill. I know that my plays aren’t ready for further development or performance until they’ve had readings. Things get more complex with screen…