playreader

[ pley-ree-der ]

noun

1. a person who reads and evaluates plays, as for a publisher, producer, or theatrical company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of playreader¹

play + reader

Example Sentences

But for years before that New Orleans-born, Manhattan-bred Playwright Hellman had piled up theatrical experience as pressagent and playreader.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are certainly received with more consideration by the playreader than by the manager or the public.

From Time Magazine Archive