Scene Nights are when members of the Ensemble perform a group of both Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean scenes in one night of fun. Usually they are organized by the Officer-at-Large for recruitment events at CPW and/or REX, though this won't necessarily be the case with all scene nights. This document describes how to organize a scene night, including examples of organizational spreadsheets and surveys from the CPW 2016 Scene Night. Feel free to 100% plagiarize any and all of those example documents.
Step 1: Send an email to gather ideas for scenes
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Chances are, there will be more scenes suggested than we can perform in one hour, so you must choose which scenes we will actually do! Weed out weird ones or things scenes you don't think would be fun/appropriate/doable. Try to choose a combination of Shakespeare and Non-Shakespeare; usually mostly comedy with some interspersed drama/tragedy makes for a good balance. You don't need to pin down the show order for the scenes you choose yet, though you may if you're feeling inspired.
This step is entirely you - no need to send out a survey or anything - but you can of course consult officers or other members for suggestions.
Step 3: Announce scenes and send out casting survey
Announce the scenes we're doing! You should include scripts to all the scenes in
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this email (as links or attachments). Get scripts from people who suggested scenes if you can't get them yourself.
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To decide casting, have people fill out a survey like this one: https://goo.gl/forms/TvyrSM15Zh7xMATR2
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It's important to specify how many actors of what gender are involved in each scene. You also should do whatever you can to gauge interest levels of people so that tetrising is easier. The "which scene is most important for you to be a part of" question is especially helpful.
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Step 4: Tetris actors and directors
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