Components of a Prompt Book Jennifer Fox Carolina High School Fine Arts Department

Overview of Project Talented and Gifted/Honors level advanced theatre class Talented and Gifted/Honors level advanced theatre class Federal Theatre Project Federal Theatre Project Students as dramaturge create prompt Students as dramaturge create promptbook Resources from American Memory Collection Resources from American Memory Collection

What is a Prompt Book? Official Director’s Official Director’s Copy of Production Copy of Production Script with Blocking Script with Blocking and Acting Notes and Acting Notes Set Design Set Design

What is a Prompt Book? Costume Design Costume Design Make-up Design Make-up Design Lighting Design and Cues Lighting Design and Cues Music and Sound Cues Music and Sound Cues

Script Director’s Copy of Script Director’s Copy of Script Blocking Notes Blocking Notes Describing where actor moves on stage Describing where actor moves on stage Describing how actor moves on stage Describing how actor moves on stage Acting Notes Acting Notes How scene is acted/played How scene is acted/played Emphasis on certain words Emphasis on certain words

Set Design Artist’s rendering of all stage settings Artist’s rendering of all stage settings Rooms Rooms Furniture Furniture Props Props Scenery Scenery

Costume Design Each character has individual page(s) Each character has individual page(s) Costume design includes color and fabric swatches Costume design includes color and fabric swatches

Make-up Design Make-up design and color palette used Make-up design and color palette used Hair styles Hair styles Specialty make- up Specialty make- up

Lighting Design and Cues Types of lighting used for certain scenes Types of lighting used for certain scenes Lighting cues Lighting cues

Lighting Design and Cues On/off at certain On/off at certain points during scene points during scene Fade-to-black Fade-to-black Spotlights Spotlights Gobos Gobos

Music and Sound Cues List of all music used List of all music used Sound cues Sound cues On/off during certain scenes On/off during certain scenes Sound effects Sound effects Song Cues Song Cues

All photographs are courtesy of the Library of Congress And the American Memory Collection Library of CongressAmerican Memory CollectionLibrary of CongressAmerican Memory Collection