Written by a professionally trained stage manager.

A complete, ready-to-run lesson that shows students how assistant stage managers really work. Groups of four race to complete a scene change in the dark, scored on time, noise and accuracy, and discover that calm, choreographed movement beats rushing.

Includes:

• Full lesson plan with timings, objectives and differentiation
• Industry background notes for teachers
• Five scene change plots, from easy to fiendish, plus an advanced props and one-way-flow round
• How to mark out a rehearsal room from a 1:25 ground plan, using the centre line method
• Spike mark and colour code guide with diagrams
• Score sheet, student worksheet and model definitions
• Risk assessment notes
• Printable A4 scale rule (1:25 and 1:50)

Supports AQA GCSE Drama Component 1: roles and responsibilities of theatre makers.

Part of Technical Theatre, Stage Management and Design for AQA GCSE Drama. The full course is coming soon from Paper Relic Designs.