Discovery cards — GM keeps these until revealed

Four cloth tabs

Blue: a quiet invitation. Green: a newcomer invitation. Gold: an ensemble turn. White: an audience reply. An invitation may be declined. Write who offers each turn and what a refusal changes. Try this: Arrange an opening and leave space for a substitute sound.

Opening program

Four slots total. Small performers request two. Stewards request one reply. Council requests a welcome and reprise. Cross out or move one request before assigning the four slots. Try this: Make a visible counteroffer instead of promising five turns.

Steward’s chalk plan

Audience benches surround the stage. A straight lane from the steps to the square remains empty. Mark who will hold each end of it. Claps and voices remain audible without drums. Try this: Assign aisle stewards and compare the clap opening.