Blog
From paper prompting to automation — how to digitize the prompter's work
How to move the prompter's work from a paper script to digital tools without losing what makes a prompter irreplaceable.
How to prepare a script for a teleprompter (PDF, Word) without errors
A practical guide to preparing a script from PDF or Word so it imports cleanly into a teleprompter and scrolls reliably.
A prompter on a tablet — sending the script to actors' devices over a local network
How to send the script and cue signals to actors' and prompters' tablets and phones over a local network, with no internet and no cloud.
A teleprompter for community theatre — is it worth it?
Limited rehearsal time, actors with day jobs, and no budget for tech. When a teleprompter genuinely helps community theatre — and when it doesn't.
Teleprompter typography — how to set a font an actor can read from a distance
How to set size, contrast, font and line spacing on a teleprompter so the text stays readable from the actor's position and under the pressure of a show.
Voice recognition in theatre — how it works and when it pays off
How voice recognition works on stage, why theatre is harder than other settings, and how to use it reliably to scroll the script automatically.
Why theatre software should work offline
Reliability, privacy, and speed — three reasons the tool you rely on during a live performance shouldn't hang on an internet connection.