Whatever the scale of a production - amateur or professional - lighting like other design processes is based on a sequence of logical decisions plus a good measure of creative inspiration.
This brief guide offers a sequence of step-by-step decisions to form the basis of a lighting process for the smaller scale production. It has been prepared by a lighting designer with experience of working on productions of all types and sizes. I hope that it will be especially helpful to amateur groups, small touring companies and educational theatre.