Stage Directions: Almost, Maine is one of the most popular play in America right now—with more than 175 productions scheduled in the next 12 months. It is now also the most popular script in the Scene Partner app. The Scene Partner app is a popular app to help actors memorize their lines. Almost, Maine is available for purchase within the app for $9.99.
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Is it just me, or does $10 seem like a lot for a script? You can get copies of play scripts at the Drama Book Store for as little as $2-$3. It seems like an expensive investment for a theater. I imagine the app costs money to purchase, and then it costs money to purchase each script. For plays with many people in them, a theater could be paying upwards of $100 for scripts. That's a lot of money for some words on a piece of paper. Seems like a lot of work for an actor to say lines to a computer and have the computer tell the actor when he or she is wrong. If the actor wants to use this program, it seems that he or she should be the one to take on the expense of it. Otherwise they can memorize the words the old-fashioned way: from a piece of paper.
There are a lot of people that have a really hard time memorizing things from a piece of paper. While it may be expensive, this actually seems like a pretty worthwhile tool to have if it works well. And not just for actors memorizing scripts either. If you can just upload anything to it, it would be a great study tool for students. I know I learn a lot better when I have a study partner, but that's often not convenient or practical. This seems like a great alternative.
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