Lines like this contain fresh additions.

Blank lines

You can have blank lines for spacing anywhere.

Parts

Introduce a part by having a line like:

part: the name of the part

In other words, first "part:", then a space, then the name of a part.

For example: part: Hamlet

To right-align the part's dialogue, put > at the end of the line.

For example: part: Horatio >

The part will receive a color. To set another color, add another line just after like:

hue: number between 0 and 255

For example: hue: 140

A part can have one or more aliases to provide a separate/shorter form, like this:

alias: another name

In other words, first "alias:", then a space, then another name for the part.

For example: alias: prince

Dialogue

A line of dialogue looks like this:

part name: dialogue

In other words, first the name of a part, then ":", then a space, then the dialogue.

For example: Hamlet: Alas, poor Yorick!

The part name must be introduced with a part line before.

It can also be a part's alias or an abbreviation of a name or alias as long as it unambiguously matches one part.

A line of dialogue can also carry direction, like this:

part name (direction): dialogue

In other words, first the name of a part, then the direction within parentheses, then ":", then a space, then the dialogue.

For example: Hamlet (nervously): Should we really spend the night in this haunted mansion? There's a smaller, haunted cabin down the road that would require significantly less lantern kerosene.

If you have a second, third and so on line of dialogue, you have lines with just dialogue and the most recent part will be assumed.

Actions

A line describing a part's action looks like this:

part name action

In other words, first the name of a part, then a space, then the action.

For example: Hamlet effortlessly juggles a skull, a powered-on chainsaw and an apple, taking bites out of the apple every now and then

Narration/events

A line with narration looks like this:

[events]

In other words, any line completely surrounded by "[" and "]".

For example: [The sun sets over Elsinore.]

Instructions can be given like this:

% instructions

In other words, any line started with "%" and a space.

For example: % The performer is now expected to name their 10-20 favorite six digit prime numbers. If you just can't decide, you are free to list more.

You can also add a break like this:

-- (two dashes)

Part name mentions

To reference another part's name in a way that will be updated when the part is renamed, use:

@part name

In other words, first "@" and then the full name of a part.

For example: @Hamlet

Errors

If the formatting engine gets confused, you will receive an error message explaining what's going wrong.