Macbeth is a stage production.
It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy .	tragedy	Shakespearean tragedy	Folio of 1623	First Folio	prompt book	prompt book
In modern theatrical productions , the prompt book is generally maintained and kept by the stage manager , with differences in the specific construction and organization to suit the style of the stage manager keeping the book , and the type of production -LRB- legitimate theatre , musical theatre , dance , opera , etc. -RRB- .	stage manager	stage manager
The prompt book , also called transcript , the bible or sometimes simply `` the book , '' is the copy of a production script that contains the information necessary to create a theatrical production from the ground up .	script	Script (recorded media)
