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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)DSH1/9/1
TitlePrompt Books
Extent214 files/volumes
Date1962-2024
DescriptionPrompt scripts produced by the Deputy Stage Manager for productions at the Open Air Theatre and on tour. Prompt scripts document all textual cuts or additions, blocking for the actors and technical cues (sound, lighting etc.). In addition to the prompt script, material typically includes prop lists & prop settings, scene breakdowns, running times, musical scores and libretti, ground plans, sound, electrical and lighting cues & synopses, production schedules, cast, production team and understudy lists, rehearsal calls and
notes.
ArrangementArranged in chronological order
LocationThis material is held at the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-upon-Avon
Access ConditionsSmall number of items containing personal data (e.g. private addresses) have been removed from the following prompt books: DSH1/9/1/2; DSH1/9/1/9; DSH1/9/1/11; DSH1/9/1/12; DSH1/9/1/16; DSH1/9/1/25; DSH1/9/1/27; DSH1/9/1/31; DSH1/9/1/36; DSH1/9/1/37; DSH1/9/1/39; DSH1/9/1/59; DSH1/9/1/60; DSH1/9/1/61; DSH1/9/1/64; DSH1/9/1/73; DSH1/9/1/80; DSH1/9/1/81; DSH1/9/1/87b; DSH1/9/1/97; DSH1/9/1/100; DSH1/9/1/101; DSH1/9/1/102; DSH1/9/1/104; DSH1/9/1/107; DSH1/9/1/109; DSH1/9/1/111; DSH1/9/112; DSH1/9/1/114; DSH1/9/1/116; DSH1/9/1/117; DSH1/9/1/118; DSH1/9/1/119; DSH1/9/1/122; DSH1/9/1/124; DSH1/9/1/125; DSH1/9/1/126; DSH1/9/1/130; DSH1/9/1/133; DSH1/9/1/134; DSH1/9/1/135; DSH1/9/1/136; DSH1/9/1/137; DSH1/9/1/138; DSH1/9/1/139; DSH1/9/1/141; DSH1/9/1/142; DSH1/9/1/144; DSH1/9/1/145
Access StatusOpen
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