The readers can underline or highlight their own parts in their copies of the script, marking only words to be spoken. Any unfamiliar words should be looked up and checked for pronunciation and meaning. Your readers might also prepare introductions to the story, for use in performance. Though an introduction should always mention the title and the author, it could also discuss source, author background, cultural background, theme, or context within a longer work. Notes found at the beginning of some scripts will provide starting points.
Introductions are most effective when spoken informally, rather than read or memorized exactly.
With many of the scripts, you can produce a lively stereo effect by dividing your narrators between the two ends of your stage. To preserve this effect with fewer readers, assign the roles of Narrators 1 and 2 to one reader, and 3 and 4 to another. In some scripts, particular narrators may relate mostly to particular characters. Notes at the start of those scripts will suggest positioning the characters near the corresponding narrators. There are many styles of reader's theater.