promptbook
noun
prompt·book
ˈpräm(p)t-ˌbu̇k 
ˈprämp-ˌbu̇k
: a copy of a play with directions for performance used by a theater prompter
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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.
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Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017
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Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017
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“Promptbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promptbook. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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