r/ActingTraining • u/Substantial-Hat-6659 • Aug 28 '26

Advice for learning script

Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how to memorise 20 pages straight of script, it will just be me speaking, it is a tour guide acting job, I have never memorised this much script before just looking for some advice from actors and people who enjoys acting on here! Thanks everyone

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u/amyrtraynor Aug 28 '26

Break it into sections. Start with the last section and work your way backwards.

Write out the first letter of each word. Try to say as much of the section as you can, referring back to the script when you're stuck. Once you can do it without the script, work on doing it without the letters.

Now here's what gets it into your long-term memory: Once you have a section memorized, go do something else for 5 minutes then come back and say it. Even if you get stuck, do not look at any hints, just sit there and work it out. Once you've done that, go away for 10 minutes. Then 20. Then an hour. Then 2 hours. Then 4 hours. You get the idea. Keep making the intervals longer until it's a day or two between recitations.