FLETCHER
Were you rushing or were you dragging?
Practice your lines with a reader, any time.
Lines only land when you say them out loud to someone. When nobody is free, the scene partner reads the other side, waits for your cue, and runs it as many times as you need.
Ready
Whiplash, the practice room
ANDREW
I don't know.
FLETCHER
Start counting.
ANDREW
One, two, three, four.
FLETCHER
Not quite my tempo. Again.
Reps that feel like the room.
Reading silently is not rehearsing. A reader that answers you is.
Cue to cue
The reader waits until you finish, so you work on the scene, not the timing of an app.
As many runs as it takes
Run it again from the top as often as you like, and skip ahead a line at a time to the part you keep dropping.
Voices that fit
Pick a voice for each character so the scene sounds like the people in it.
There at 11pm
Late, early, between jobs, or in the last quiet pocket before the deadline.
Get the scene into your body.
- 01
Load the sides
Paste or upload the scene you need to run.
- 02
Pick your role
Choose your character and a reader voice.
- 03
Run it until it is yours
Say your lines out loud. The reader keeps the scene moving.
Practicing with a reader
- Is this for memorizing lines?
- It helps you memorize, but the point is saying the lines out loud to someone who answers, which is what makes a scene land.
- Can I start from the middle of the scene?
- You can skip ahead a line at a time with the arrow key, so the reader picks up where you want to work.
- Can I try it before I sign up?
- Yes, on this page. In the app, the free plan includes 1 live rehearsal and 2 read-throughs a month (in a read-through the reader performs the whole scene for you). 3 rehearsal sessions a month come with Sides Pro, and Sides Super Pro is unlimited.
Need more reps before the camera?
Run the scene with a reader that is there when you are.
- Free to start
- No credit card
- Cancel anytime