# Your play, in screenplay format, with its scenes mapped.

> Convert a stage play to screenplay format: scenes, cast, places and who shares scenes with whom, with the original kept verbatim.

Paste a play in character-cue layout. It comes back as a screenplay with scenes, cast and places, so you can start the screen version from what you already wrote.

[Import a play](https://scriptao.com/app/import?mode=play). Free, no credit card. Your work stays in this browser; export it any time.

## Sound familiar?

- Retyping a play into screenplay format
- Seeing where the play is stagebound
- Knowing who shares the stage with whom

## What you'll use

- [Import & adapt](https://scriptao.com/features/import-and-adapt): Bring a script, a play or a book.
- [Screenplay editor](https://scriptao.com/features/screenplay-editor): Plain-text Fountain in, industry-format pages out.
- [Breakdown & reports](https://scriptao.com/features/breakdown-and-reports): The numbers a producer asks for, without a spreadsheet.
- [Scene outline](https://scriptao.com/features/scene-outline): Every scene needs a goal, a conflict and a turn.

## Questions

### What layout does the play need?

Character cues like “NAME.” before speech and stage directions in brackets. The import lists anything it couldn't place.

### Is my original kept?

Yes, word for word, under Export → Imported originals.

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