A quick note about Staged Readings versus Reader’s Theatre A Staged Reading is a rehearsed presentation of a play with actors holding the script. Performances often include blocking (stage movement), set, props and costumes. These presentations are as close to a full production as you can get without the burden of memorization, and are ideal if short on time. A Reading is just that, a reading of a play script on stage, usually with the actors sitting in a circle. No props or …