Interactive environment for performing arts scripts

1. A method for presenting a script to a user, the method comprising:

presenting via a user interface of an electronic device a list of a plurality of character roles in a script;

receiving from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection of at least one active character role in a set of active and non-active character roles, the at least one active character role includes one or more of a role name, dialogue, and stage directions associated therewith within the script;

based on the active role selected from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, automatically highlighting every line of dialogue including any of the stage directions associated with the at least one active character role with a second background color different than a first background color associated with each of the non-active character roles in the set of active and non-active character roles;

receiving from the user, using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection for a display mode from a plurality of display modes comprising a redacted mode and a line grouping mode, wherein:

if the redacted mode is selected by the user, hiding one or more lines of dialogue associated with the at least one active character role while being highlighted including any of the stage directions associated therewith without hiding one more lines of dialogue associated with each of the non-active roles; and

if the line grouping mode is selected by the user, presenting only the one or more lines of dialog associated with the active character role while not presenting the one or more lines of dialog associated with the non-active character roles; and

presenting at least a portion of the script via the user interface of the electronic device based on the selection of the line grouping mode or the redacted mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

audibly presenting at least a first set of dialogue within the, portion of the script wherein the first set of dialogue is associated with at least one of the active character role and a non-active character role,

wherein the first set of dialogue is audibly presented utilizing at least one of an audio file associated with the first set of dialogue and a text-to-speech process.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

monitoring a recitation, by the user, of at least a second set of dialogue within the at least a portion of the script;

determining, based on the monitoring, that the user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue; and

automatically and audibly presenting the first set of dialogue in response to determining that user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving from the user, using the user interface of the electronic device, the selection of the line grouping mode for presenting

two or more lines for a scene of the script,

only one line of the script at a time, and

a set of sequential lines associated with the active character role, followed by alternately displaying a set sequential lines associated with non-active character roles.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the, portion of the script in an editable state;

receiving, in response to the, portion of the script in an editable state being displayed in the editable state, a change to the portion of the script, from the user; and

presenting the portion of the script based on the change from the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more lines of dialogue associated with the active character role highlighted with the second background color includes highlighting the role name associated with the active character role.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the presenting at least a portion of the script to the user via a user interface includes presenting two or more lines from the set of active and non-active character roles that are to be spoken simultaneously.

8. An electronic device for presenting a script to a user, the electronic device comprising:

memory;

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory; and

an interactive script environment communicatively coupled to the memory and the processor, wherein the interactive script environment is configured to perform a method comprising:

presenting via a user interface of an electronic device a list of a plurality of character roles in a script;

receiving from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection of at least one active character role in a set of active and non-active character roles, the at least one active character role includes one or more of a role name, dialogue, and stage directions associated therewith within the script;

based on the active role selected from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, automatically highlighting every line of dialogue including any of the stage directions associated with the at least one active character role with a second background color different than a first background color associated with each of the non-active character roles in the set of active and non-active character roles;

receiving from the user, using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection for a display mode from a plurality of display modes comprising a redacted mode and a line grouping mode, wherein:

if the redacted mode is selected by the user, hiding one or more lines of dialogue associated with the at least one active character role while being highlighted including any of the stage directions associated therewith without hiding one more lines of dialogue associated with each of the non-active roles; and

if the line grouping mode is selected by the user, presenting only the one or more lines of dialog associated with the active character role while not presenting the one or more lines of dialog associated with the non-active character roles; and

presenting at least a portion of the script via the user interface of the electronic device based on the selection of the line grouping mode or the redacted mode.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

audibly presenting at least a first set of dialogue within the portion of the script wherein the first set of dialogue is associated with at least one of the active character role and a non-active character role,

wherein the first set of dialogue is audibly presented utilizing at least one of an audio file associated with the first set of dialogue and a text-to-speech process.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring a recitation, by the user, of at least a second set of dialogue within the at least a portion of the script;

determining, based on the monitoring, that the user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue; and

automatically and audibly presenting the first set of dialogue in response to determining that user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more lines of dialogue associated with the active character role highlighted with the second background color includes highlighting the role name associated with the active character role.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the presenting at least a portion of the script to the user via a user interface using includes presenting two or more lines from the set of active and non-active character roles that are to be spoken simultaneously.

13. A non-transitory computer program product for presenting a script to a user, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:

presenting via a user interface of an electronic device a list of a plurality of character roles in a script;

receiving from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection of at least one active character role in a set of active and non-active character roles, the at least one active character role includes one or more of a role name, dialogue, and stage directions associated therewith within the script;

based on the active role selected from the user using the user interface of the electronic device, automatically highlighting every line of dialogue including any of the stage directions associated with the at least one active character role with a second background color different than a first background color associated with each of the non-active character roles in the set of active and non-active character roles;

receiving from the user, using the user interface of the electronic device, a selection for a display mode from a plurality of display modes comprising a redacted mode and a line grouping mode, wherein:

if the redacted mode is selected by the user, hiding one or more lines of dialogue associated with the at least one active character role while being highlighted including any of the stage directions associated therewith without hiding one more lines of dialogue associated with each of the non-active roles; and

if the line grouping mode is selected by the user, presenting only the one or more lines of dialog associated with the active character role while not presenting the one or more lines of dialog associated with the non-active character roles; and

presenting at least a portion of the script via the user interface of the electronic device based on the selection of the line grouping mode or the redacted mode.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

audibly presenting at least a first set of dialogue within the, portion of the script wherein the first set of dialogue is associated with at least one of the active character role and a non-active character role,

wherein the first set of dialogue is audibly presented utilizing at least one of an audio file associated with the first set of dialogue and a text-to-speech process.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring a recitation, by the user, of at least a second set of dialogue within the at least a portion of the script;

determining, based on the monitoring, that the user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue; and

automatically and audibly presenting the first set of dialogue in response to determining that user has finished reciting the second set of dialogue.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the receiving from the user, using the user interface of the electronic device, the selection of the line grouping mode for presenting

two or more lines for a scene of the script,

only one line of the script at a time, and

a set of sequential lines associated with the active character role, followed by alternately displaying a set sequential lines associated with non-active character roles.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

displaying the, portion of the script in an editable state;

receiving, in response to the, portion of the script in an editable state being displayed in the editable state, a change to the portion of the script, from the user; and

presenting the portion of the script based on the change from the user.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the one or more lines of dialogue associated with the active character role highlighted with the second background color includes highlighting the role name associated with the active character role.

19. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the presenting at least a portion of the script to the user via a user interface includes presenting two or more lines from the set of active and non-active character roles that are to be spoken simultaneously.