Scripts are held during performance. No full costume. If used at all, costumes are partial and suggestive, or neutral and uniform. No full stage sets. If used at all, sets are simple and suggestive.
Narration provides the framework for dramatic action.
An outline of specific tips and questions to ask in producing a Readers Theatre script. See also an example of a RT script and a performance evaluation sheet . From the World Wide Web Virtual Library. From the University of Toronto's REED project. Collection includes General Theatre Resources, Resources for Mediaeval and Early Modern Theatre, Other Theatre History Sites, Shakespeare , Early Music and Dance, General Resources for Medieval, Renaissance, or Early Modern Lit, and E-Journals.