My scripts all looked the same - basically a mess. ;-)
Once I took a
stage management class, they started to improve and look a lot more like an SM's script. Depending on the complexity of the show, you could just jot notes in the margins of the script, or you could photocopy the script onto one side of each
page, leaving you the opposite
page as a notes
page. You can also photocopy a reduced version of the groundplan onto that otherwise "blank" sheet so that you can
track blocking or other noteworthy items during rehearsals...
As for marking cues, I've use the pencil (always use pencil) scribble with free-hand arrow method for simple shows, up to the penciled-in-with-straightedge version for really specific cueing. It's really up to you. I have seen others use sticky dots - some place these in the script, some on the margins in conjunction with the straight-edge leader
line method. Whatever method you use, all it needs to be is
clear to you.
