The term I'm familiar with for initial familiarization with a script is first read-through—but that's not very zippy. Wiktionary's glossary of theatre terms suggests two other terms that might be relevant:
cold reading A reading from a script or other text without any prior rehearsal, usually in the context of an audition or workshop.
and
run Italians To speak one's lines very fast, either individually or as a cast; thought to assist in committing lines and cues to memory.
According to Angela Mitchell at About.com Performing Arts, a cold reading may also be used "as a precursor to the start of the rehearsal process."
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