ScriptaokeThe catalog
The Catalog
The Scriptaoke catalog started out with theatrical plays and has grown to include all sorts of works that benefit from being read aloud. They come from many cultures and languages and literary forms. Everything currently in the catalog is in the public domain, but copyrighted works will be added too, including modern plays, movie and TV scripts, and radio. Stay tuned.
What’s in it
The catalog is organized into three top-level forms.
Plays
The original home of Scriptaoke: theatrical scripts written to be performed by multiple voices. Full plays and individual scenes, from ancient Greek tragedy to Edwardian drawing-room comedy. Shakespeare, Chekhov, Wilde, Ibsen, Molière, Sophocles, and many others. The prompter formats dialogue and stage directions distinctly, so it’s always clear whose turn it is and what’s happening on the imaginary stage.
Poetry
Poems are among the most natural candidates for reading aloud; metre, rhythm, and sound are intrinsic to how they work. The catalog includes lyric poems, dramatic monologues, epic verse, and multi-voice poems designed for group performance. Whitman, Dickinson, Keats, Tagore, Baudelaire, Pushkin, and more. The prompter handles line breaks and stanza spacing to preserve the poem’s intended shape on the page.
Stories
A broad category covering prose works of all kinds suited to reading aloud:
- Short stories: narrative fiction read by one or more voices
- Personal letters and journals: intimate first-person writing with a strong voice
- Speeches: historical addresses, political oratory, ceremonial texts
- Folklore, fables, and mythology: oral tradition written down; Aesop, the Arabian Nights, and beyond
- Children's literature: classics for families and younger readers
The prompter adapts its formatting to each subtype, keeping the reading experience as smooth as possible regardless of form.
Works in the catalog span dozens of languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, and more. Non-English texts are presented in their original language.
How to find things
Every script in the catalog is tagged across a number of dimensions: mood, cast size, era, occasion, difficulty, origin, and more. Use the filters sidebar to narrow down exactly what you’re looking for: something funny for a group of four, something tender for two people, something ancient, something short.
The search field has access to the full text of every script in the catalog. Type a character name, a line you half-remember, or any keyword, and see what comes back.
What’s coming
The public domain is the foundation. As Scriptaoke grows, the plan is to add licensed copyrighted works alongside the free catalog: contemporary plays, TV scripts, film scenes, radio scripts. Nothing to announce yet, but that is the direction. 90s sitcoms are a priority.
Is there a specific script you’d like to see on Scriptaoke? Send us a message and we’ll work on it.
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