Learn your lines, with nobody there.
The hard part is almost never the text itself. It is the cue pickup: knowing which line triggers yours, and landing it at the right moment. Acto works on both.
How do you learn a text in Acto?
Through five modes that come at memory from different angles. Cloze text hides a growing share of the words. Run-through plays the scene at high speed, with no acting, to rivet the handovers. Letters leave only the initials. The memory palace attaches each line to a place you know by heart. Test yourself has you recite from memory and marks what is missing.
And when nobody is free to read the other part?
A voice gives you the cue, whenever you want, Sunday at 11pm included. Your partners can also record theirs once, from home: you then rehearse with their real voice, their tempo and their pauses. That is where the cue pickup gets worked, not just the words.
How long does it take to know a scene?
What counts is not the total time but how it is spread. Three ten-minute sessions across three days hold better than one hour the night before, because memory sets exactly when it starts to slip. That is spaced repetition, and Acto keeps the calendar for you.
Frequently asked
Should I record my own voice or a partner’s?
Both work. Your own voice makes the imbalances audible; a partner’s makes the listening truer. What matters more is the length of the silences left between the lines.
Does it work on a monologue?
Yes, and that is where cloze text helps most: a monologue has no cue to catch a memory that slips.
Can I import a script I already have?
Yes. A PDF, a photo of the sides or pasted text: Acto pulls out the characters and the lines, and you pick your part.
Going further
Acto is coming to iOS and Android
Joining the waitlist is free and reserves the launch price.