u/EquivalentGrab332

I write all my scripts in Fountain (plain-text script markup, if it hasn't crossed your path; fountain.io) and got tired of manually reformatting scripts every time a theatre or competition wanted a specific submission layout. So I built a small tool and figured I'd share it here in case anyone else finds it useful.

https://github.com/timothydsmith/fountain2pdf

Right now it handles Dramatists Guild Modern Play, Samuel French, and Australian Plays Transform formats as specified in their style guides. But it's built so other styles can be added really easily.

A few other things it does:

• Generates preliminary pages (Characters, Setting & Time, Scene Breakdown) automatically if you've included that info in the script
• Has an --anonymise flag that strips contact details for blind submissions

One caveat: it's a command-line tool, so you'll need some comfort with Python and a terminal (or a technical friend) to run it. If there's real interest I might build a simple GUI on top of it at some point.

Happy to answer questions, and if anyone wants to add support for a specific theatre's or competition's format, I'd welcome the help.

Any Melbourne-based playwrights in here? Particularly in the inner-North?

I've been struggling to find the time to actually sit down and write, what with work and family commitments. So, I was thinking of putting together a shut up and write kind of thing with some like-minded folks. Maybe with a view to doing some table-reads in the future.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to DM.