promptbook

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prompt·book | \ ˈpräm(p)t-ˌbu̇k

, ˈprämp-ˌbu̇k \

Definition of promptbook

: a copy of a play with directions for performance used by a theater prompter

Examples of promptbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of those libraries is the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin—which saved two typescripts of the play in a larger collection of scripts and promptbooks of authors like Lillian Hellman and Jean Cocteau. — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 One of those libraries is the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin—which saved two typescripts of the play in a larger collection of scripts and promptbooks of authors like Lillian Hellman and Jean Cocteau. — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017

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