Attitudes Anonymous

SCRIPT:  Diane Porsch

Region 16 – Music Team Seminar

January 2006

Attitudes Anonymous Scenarios #5&6

SCENARIO #5

Facilitator:  ____________________

CHAPTER NAME & LOCATION:  Consistent Ring Chapter,  Bellsville, New York

TIME OF YEAR:  January

SITE:  Your rehearsal hall

SCENE: 

You are a well-organized chorus of hard-working singers. You have a very organized Director who is well-respected by all of the members and, due to a work conflict, will not be at rehearsal this evening.  Your  Assistant Director, (a really good musician who does a masterful job at just about anything she’s asked to do) is the rehearsal facilitator tonight. The schedule has been planned, distributed to the entire membership and everyone knows what music is needed, what time Sectionals will take place, when choreography work will begin and end, etc… No stone has been left unturned.

The Assistant Director embraces this “night-on-her-own” as an opportunity to be in charge of the plan as SHE sees fit.  As a result, there IS no schedule…except hers. Contest songs are reinterpreted to her liking and the chorus, overall, becomes increasingly confused as they strive to please the Assistant Director while making confusing changes in what they’ve learned, thus far.

In all actuality, the Assistant Director is capable of directing her OWN chorus…and uses this opportunity to experiment as a Front Line Director.

CHARACTERS THAT NEED ASSIGNING:

·         Assistant Director with the skills and ambition to be a front line Director and uses this opportunity as a chance to “strut her stuff”

·         Chorus Members who came prepared to follow the PLAN that was e-mailed to them two weeks ago…and become increasingly confused throughout the night

·         Section Leaders who are well-prepared to run sectionals according to the plan.

·         Choreographer who expects to have 30 minutes of time to teach new choreography to contest uptune.

SCENARIO #6

Facilitator: _________________________

Become familiar with SCENARIO #5 – And, using same personnel, create a role play which fixes the situation. Be prepared to TALK about the issues, above, and make suggestions for the Assistant Director…in order for her to realize fulfillment in her current role as an ASSISTANT.