playscript

[pley-skript]

noun

1. the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of playscript¹

play + script

Example Sentences

The manuscript came with him to Britain after he won the playscript competition for Rain.

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The novel, about a 19th Century village terrorised by a winged creature, also beat the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child playscript to the prize.

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On paper, that dialogue reads like a playscript, and while it’s fairly short on plot, “Absolutely on Music” is packed with insights likely to enthrall music lovers.

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“Take the existential leap. Rewrite the sad grim grieving playscript of death in the usual manner.”

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Jennifer Sue Johnson, who has starred in Book-It's "Pride and Prejudice" and crafted the playscript of "Sense and Sensibility," says local actors take delight in performing Austen's work.

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