table read
noun[C]
theatre & filmspecializeduk/ˈteɪ.bəl ˌriːd/us/ˈteɪ.bəl ˌriːd/anoccasionwhenactorsreadthescriptof afilm,televisionprogramme,play, etc. together, forexampletofindout if thescriptneedschangingin any way or if there are anyproductionproblems:
Wemetfor atableread, with about fortystudioandnetworkpeoplelistening.
At the firsttableread, we were alllaughingso hard we couldbarelyget through it.
Synonym
read-through
- I went out to LA and did atablereadof thefilm.
- Foractors, thetablereadwith otheractorsis anopportunitytodiscovertheircharactersoutloudandstartmakingchoicesthat willinfluencetheactualperformance.
- One of the threescriptswill bechosentoreceiveatablereadwithindustryinfluencerspresent.
- Often, theaudienceat thetablereadis the only one the show will have before itairs.
Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- billing
- bit part
- callback
- cast list
- casting couch
- chorus
- dialogue
- exit
- fictionalize
- Harlequin
- miscast
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- script
- teleplay
- theatre
- title role
- typecast
- understudy
- undramatized