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==Plot outline==
A retroscripted [[Screenplay|script]] contains a [[Plot (narrative)|plot]] outline and leaves dialogue deliberately vague for interpretation by the actors through [[Improvisational theatre|improvisation]].<ref name="Cheryl">[http://www.5minutesformom.com/22145/podcast-with-cheryl-hines/ Janice ( May 21 2010) "Chatting with Cheryl Hines", 5 Minutes for Mom.com]</ref> It gives [[Realism (dramatic arts)|realism]] and [[characterization]] to dialogue, and is regularly employed in the [[Unscripted TV]] genre. In this respect it is very similar to the historical medium of ''[[Commedia dell'arte]]''.
Contemporary examples of television shows using this technique are ''[[Home Movies (cartoon series)|Home Movies]]'', ''[[10 Items or Less (TV series)|10 Items or Less]]'', ''[[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''<ref name="Cheryl"/>, ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]''<ref>[http://inmovies.ca/tpb2/tpb2_interview.htm Kirk Hooper, "Trailer Park Boys Interview", inmovies.ca]</ref>, ''[[Reno 911!]]''<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/ben-garant-and-tom-lennon-of-reno-911,14064 Kyle Ryan, "Interview: Ben Garant and Tom Lennon of ''Reno 911!''" (February 21, 2007) ''The Onion'']</ref>, ''[[Summer Heights High]]'', ''[[Outsider's Inn]]''', as well as films by [[Christopher Guest]].<ref>[http://www.grouchoreviews.com/interviews/191 "Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy—For Your Consideration—11/10/06" (2006) ''Groucho Reviews'']</ref>
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