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Stage plays
Acts, cues and directions, for writing for the theatre.
Start one from New stage play, or switch any project's type in Script settings. Your words never change, only the layout. A stage play has Rehearsals and Credits, and no Breakdown or Shots.
You type
LX: House to half, then out. [Rain against the glass. @Mara trims the wick.] @Mara Hear that? Company. SFX: Three heavy knocks from below.
You get
LX: House to half, then out.
[Rain against the glass. Mara trims the wick.]
Mara
Hear that? Company.
SFX: Three heavy knocks from below.
| To get | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A cue | @Mara | On a line of its own. That character speaks next. |
| A mention | ... says @Mara. | Inside a sentence. Renaming a character updates them all. |
| Stage directions | [She crosses left.] | Square brackets. |
| A light or sound cue | LX: SFX: | At the start of a line. |
Bringing a play in
Use import and choose Stage play, for scripts written as Character: their line. For scene titles
that never miss, put ## The title where a scene starts and # ACT 2 where an act starts.
Print settings
In Script settings: the words used in print (for scripts in other languages), the PDF font, paragraph indentation, and whether each scene starts on a new page.