Prompt Book For Show with NO SET!

[wshstheater]

Ok so I have recently run into a problem I went to a drama competition and one of the tech judges asked to see my prompt book, well my version of a prompt book is just my cues. At my high school being the SM is more like being a tech director and calling the show. This show has no set at all and I really don't know how to do a prompt book at all. I was never taught and since it has never been required of me to do so I never really bothered attempting to learn. Any recommendations of books to help or just really any input at all would be appreciated. I have already brought my drama troupe down once and I don't want to do it again

[kiwitechgirl]

My calling script is just my cues as well - I generally run two prompt books, one in rehearsal where I write down blocking notes and other info, and one for the show itself which is just cues as I hate having a cluttered calling script.  Whether you have a set or not shouldn't really have much impact on the format of your prompt book, except that for blocking purposes I sometimes stick a miniature version of the set plan onto each page to draw blocking; as well as writing down "Sally x DS and sit on chair", I'll put an S in a circle on the plan where she started and then draw an arrow to her new position.  Thomas A. Kelly's book A Backstage Guide to Stage Management has a good section on The Rehearsal Period which includes some great information on prompt books - like me, he recommends having two books.  The layout of a prompt book is very personal and I don't think you'll ever find two stage managers who do their books exactly the same; I always have script on the left and cues/blocking on the right, but my two colleagues are the opposite.  For a musical, I merge script and score for a calling script, some SMs prefer just to have the lyrics of the song and counts of 8 for dance or orchestra breaks.  Provided you do the basics thoroughly, there really isn't much right and wrong when it comes to prompt books.

[Liz113]

 I do a similar thing with two books- a calling book and a blocking book. I make sure that both scripts are one sided so that I can write on the back of the opposite page. The blocking book is just blocking- i usually draw a line from the line that the movement occurs on to the other side of the page and write the blocking on the line.  If it's a complicated blocking I'll draw a small diagram or put a start and finish place and leave it up to the actor to know how they get there.  This makes it really easy and uncluttered so that actors can look at the blocking in their down time or if an actor is stick and a replacement needs to learn the blocking in a hurry.  I also draw small diagrams of the set at the top of each scene just to get an idea of where everything is. The call book only gets taken out just before paper tech and have only my cues and standbys in it and that's what i use to call the show.
but like kiwitechgirl each SM has their own way of doing things, but I'm pretty sure any SM book will have a section on prompt books .