- Default interpretation of curly brackets set by template, but for most current purposes it will be speaker identification - `-{abbrev ⠶ full name, role}` or `-{full name ⠶ abbrev}` (should probably standardise this, oops) - [usually alongside first speech] - `-Name {abbrev}` ⇢ `-..metadata attachment` format - usually multiple listed together, prefacing speech as 'dramatis personae'