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Drop in fresh pages and read them out loud in a minute.
Sharpen your audition reflexes with realistic cold read practice. Feed your fresh sides to responsive AI cue readers and test your instincts instantly.
PDF or TXT up to 20 pages. Free to try, and your sides stay private.
Scene 01
Paste the scene or add a PDF or TXT. Sidesly finds the characters, splits the dialogue and mutes stage directions.
Scene 02
Choose who you play. Every other character gets a reader voice, and you can fix any line the parser got wrong.
Scene 03
The reader speaks the cue, listens for you, and moves on when you pause. Tap "I'm done" any time to hand it over yourself.
Watch a read-through
INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Dr. Okafor
Are you family?
Lena
(a beat too long)
I'm the one who called the ambulance.
Dr. Okafor
That's not what I asked.
Lena
It's the only answer I have.
Our promise
Your sides belong to your account. They are never public and never used to train anything.
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Field notes
Walking into a casting room or opening a last-minute callback script requires immediate, instinctual commitment. Realistic cold read practice trains you to scan ahead, latch onto acoustic cues, and react spontaneously without having memorized every comma. Sidesly reads unfamiliar scripts back to you on the spot, challenging you to listen actively and stay present in the scene rather than getting trapped in your head.
Use cold read drills when auditioning for fast-paced commercial copy, pilot season casting calls, or episodic guest spots where sides change at the last minute. Pair your practice with our self tape reader to simulate real audition pressure. If you are also working on long-term text retention, you can pivot to memorize lines mode once you establish the scene's emotional rhythm.
An algorithm cannot replace the human pulse of an audition reader or casting director. Sidesly is built specifically to serve as a high-readiness sparring partner when no live reader is in the room. By running unfamiliar sides with our audio engine, you build the poise required to connect deeply with the real human casting director across the table during your actual appointment.
Paste your brand-new sides into the input console. The parser generates scene roles in seconds. Step right into the audition without prior read-throughs: listen to the cue, hold your eyeline, and speak your lines as they appear. With our responsive line reader for actors, you cultivate the auditory reflexes and calm authority required of professional performers.
FAQ
The key is to avoid reading your partner's lines silently. With Sidesly, you hear your partner's lines aloud for the first time while keeping your eyes on your next prompt, perfectly simulating real audition dynamics.
Sidesly's voice detection is tuned to respect natural dramatic pauses. It will wait for you to deliver your line and only advances when your thought is completed.
Yes. Our smart parser extracts characters and dialogue even from plain pasted emails or unformatted text files.
Within seconds. Paste text or drag a PDF into the box, click Start Rehearsal, and the AI begins reading the opening cue immediately.
Put the sides on the desk and run them tonight. The first read is free.