Format library
379 writing formats in 16 categories, from the BAPC format catalog. Each format is a template on one of 9 shared writing views: it sets up your outline, the look of the page and the checks that apply.
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31 formats
BAPC-147Full-Length Stage Play
Global / General · 90–150 minTwo to three actsBAPC-148One-Act Play
Global / General · 10–60 minSingle actBAPC-149Musical Theater Book & Script
Global / General · Full eveningBook scenes + song cuesBAPC-150Musical Libretto
Global / General · Full eveningSung-through textBAPC-151Performance Art / Experimental Script
Global / General · VariableNon-traditionalBAPC-152Comedy Sketch
Global / General · 2–8 minPremise, escalation, buttonBAPC-153Dramatic Monologue
Global / General · 1–5 minSingle speakerBAPC-154Ten-Minute Play
Global / General · ~10 pagesFestival formatBAPC-155Stand-Up Comedy Set & Bit Script
Global / General · 5–60 minSetup, punchline, tagsBAPC-156Reader’s Theater Script
Global / General · VariableRead aloud, minimal stagingBAPC-157Noh
Japan · 60–90 min per playTwo-part, shite/waki roles, chorusBAPC-158Kyōgen
Japan · 15–30 minComic interlude between NohBAPC-159Kabuki
Japan · Full day / actsStylized, mie poses, set piecesBAPC-160Bunraku (Puppet Theater)
Japan · VariableChanted tayū narration + shamisenBAPC-161Rakugo
Japan · 10–40 minSolo seated storyteller, many voices, ochi punchlineBAPC-162Manzai
Japan · 3–10 minBoke (fool) + tsukkomi (straight) duoBAPC-163Xiangsheng (Crosstalk)
China · 5–20 minComic dialogue duoBAPC-164Peking Opera (Jingju) Libretto
China · VariableSung/spoken, role types, stock gesturesBAPC-165Pansori
Korea · Up to 8 hoursSolo singer + drummer, narrative songBAPC-166Sanskrit Nāṭaka
India (classical) · 5–10 actsRasa theory, prologue, Vidūṣaka jesterBAPC-167Kathakali / Yakshagana
India (Kerala / Karnataka) · All-nightDance-drama, sung text, mudrasBAPC-168Taʿziyeh (Passion Play)
Iran · VariableRitual tragedy, sung verseBAPC-169Commedia dell’Arte Scenario
Italy · OutlineStock characters, lazzi, improvisationBAPC-170Zarzuela Libretto
Spain · 1–3 actsAlternating spoken and sungBAPC-171Masque
England (17th c.) · ShortCourt spectacle, allegory, danceBAPC-172British Pantomime
UK · Full eveningFairy tale, dame, audience call-backsBAPC-173Wayang Kulit (Shadow Puppet)
Indonesia · All-nightDalang narration, gamelan cuesBAPC-174Mystery / Morality Play
Medieval Europe · VariableBiblical or allegorical vice/virtueBAPC-339Dramaturgical Analysis Report
Global · Scene-by-scene analysisDramatic function, pacing, staging constraintsBAPC-344Intimacy Coordination Scene Brief
Global · Per sceneConsent parameters, boundaries, closed-set protocolsBAPC-346Stage Management Cue Script
Global · Per productionCue numbers, standby/go, actor blocking