After directing Nunsense three times, veteran stage manager Lori P. recommends a hybrid system:
If you do manage to find a digital version of the script, make sure to check if it's in a portable PDF format, which can be easily read on various devices, including e-readers, tablets, and smartphones.
"Portable" means accessible on multiple devices without lugging a paper script.
The full script for the musical Nunsense is a copyrighted work and cannot be reproduced in full. It is a comedic story about five nuns who host a talent show to raise funds to bury their sisters after a cooking accident.
The license usually requires you to purchase one digital script per cast member. You cannot buy one PDF and share it with ten actors. That violates the license agreement. But for the director, stage manager, and music director? Yes—portability for leadership is standard.