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How do I set up a rehearsal?

📝 NOTE: This article describes the rehearsal workflow in Scriptation 6.0 and later, where Rehearse is part of Playback Mode. If you're on 5.1.16 or earlier, see What is Rehearse Mode? for the standalone Rehearse Mode walkthrough.


📝 NOTE: Rehearse is an Industry Pro feature.


If you're an actor learning lines, here's how to set up a rehearsal session so Scriptation reads the other parts while you focus on your own.


Setting Up Your Rehearsal


  1. Open your script;


  1. Touch or click the Playback icon on the Top Toolbar to enter Playback Mode;



✅ TIP: If the Playback icon isn't showing in the Top Toolbar, touch or click the plus sign on the right side to show additional icons. To pin it permanently, see More Icons and Customizing the Top Toolbar.


  1. Touch the sliders icon on the control bar to open the Playback Presets popover, and choose Rehearsal. This hides Action Lines and reads only Dialogue, so you can focus on line learning. See What are Playback Presets? for more on each preset;



  1. Touch the Rehearse button (the theater masks icon) to open the Rehearse menu;



  1. Choose the character you're rehearsing as. Once a character is selected, the options below become editable;


  1. Touch Auto-Highlight to open the Auto-Highlight list. Your selected character appears at the top under Rehearsal Characters, followed by every other character and element in the script. From here:


  • Toggle on any characters or elements you want highlighted;
  • Touch the color dot next to each one to change its color, or apply the Blackout setting to hide the text;


💡 TIP: To memorize your lines, apply Blackout to your own character so the dialogue is hidden on the page — you can still see where the lines are, you just have to remember them.


📝 NOTE: Auto-Highlight choices made in Playback persist when you exit Playback Mode. Any characters or elements you've highlighted will stay visible on the script when you go back to annotating.


✅ TIP: You can also change how the highlight appears — Name and dialogue (default), Name only, or Dialogue only — from Playback Settings → Auto-Highlight → Highlight format.


  1. Configure the rest of the Rehearse options:


  • Cue mode — choose On voice (Scriptation listens for you to finish your line) or Automatic gap (uses a timed pause to wait for your delivery);
  • Gap length — when Cue mode is set to Automatic gap, this controls the reading speed used to calculate the pause (default: 1x). Higher values (e.g., 1.5x, 2x) shorten the pause; lower values (e.g., 0.5x) lengthen it;
  • Line reminders — turn on Before or After if you want to hear your line as a reminder before or after you practice;
  • Loop — pick Scene or Script to repeat a section while you practice;


  1. (Optional) To customize the voices Scriptation uses for the other characters, touch the waveform icon on the control bar to open the Voices panel — see How do I use basic voices for Playback? or How do I use premium AI Voices for Playback? for full walkthroughs;


  1. Press Play to begin. Practice makes perfect!


✅ TIP: Rehearsing for a recurring show? Save your voice assignments so they auto-apply to future scripts with the same characters. See How do I save and reuse character voices across scripts?.


What's Next


What is Playback Mode?

What are Playback Presets?

How do I use basic voices for Playback?

How do I record a self-tape audition?

Updated on: 28/05/2026

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