How to Format a Script
Stage directions: These tell the
reader/actor the setting and how to
act physically and vocally. They
should be written in italics or bold.
Character Name: This lets
you know which character
is speaking. They should
have capital letters and be
followed by a dash or a
colon.
This is the same for a Dialogue: This is the words that
monologue (a speech by one characters say. They should be
written in normal font.
character), although you should
write it in one block with the stage directions in brackets.
Performance poems can be written in any form depending on the
structure.